EFFECT, AND THE HOLIDAY SEASON, AS YOU KNOW, IS HERE. AND WHILE THE TIME OF YEAR THAT WE’RE IN IS ABOUT BEING FILLED WITH JOY AND GRATITUDE, IT COMES WITH CHALLENGES. AS A RESULT, EXPERTS SAY OUR ...

Relationship depression is that heavy, low-energy season when being “together” still feels lonely. You might dread conversations, feel numb during affection, or assume the worst about the future. Some ...

A "dispositional explanation" attributes your depressed moods and maladaptive behaviors to internal factors, like personality traits or personal characteristics. A "situational explanation" attributes ...

"You don't seem depressed," is a comment nobody with depression wants to hear. It doesn't change the reality of how you're feeling, and the skepticism doesn't offer any actual support. If anything, ...

Mental health professionals use the DSM to standardize the diagnosis and treatment processes for mental health conditions, including types of depression. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of ...

’Tis the season for recognizing seasonal affective disorder (SAD). Just don’t expect to find SAD in diagnostic handbooks. As a memorable term, SAD “stuck in the general public, and to some extent ...

Although a plethora of medications and therapies now exist for major depression, roughly one in three diagnosed patients still suffer from treatment-resistant depression (TRD)—a form of the disorder ...

At Stanford, a treatment that aims magnetic pulses at the brain is showing results for people with treatment-resistant ...

Insomnia and hazardous drinking are so closely intertwined that estimates suggest at least one-third, and as many as 91%, of people who have a hard time with sleep also misuse alcohol. A new study ...