Depression is all too common, affecting 322 million people globally and 17.3 million Americans every year.[1] Depression is commonly characterized by persistent sadness, negative thoughts about ...

A lot of people feel a little blue as days get shorter and nights longer. When it negatively affects life, work or play, it ...

In the fall of 2023, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul appointed Dr. Ruth Westheimer, then 95, New York’s Loneliness Ambassador. Long recognized as America’s most famous sex therapist (she ...

It can be difficult to tell the difference between feeling down and clinical depression, especially when you're pregnant and your hormones are causing natural mood swings. So what defines depression ...