Few mental health conditions are as misunderstood or as mischaracterized as depression. Among mental health professionals, it's known to be a debilitating disorder that can rob people of motivation, ...

At age 23, when she was just beginning her adult life, Alex Alexander (now 59) quit her job in Boston and moved back to Atlanta to support her parents during her father’s cancer treatment. After his ...

Everyone feels down sometimes. Bad weeks happen — disappointments pile up, energy drops, and life feels harder than usual. But when does normal sad or down feelings become clinical depression? The ...

$500 HealthCare.gov refunds started arriving Sept. 30 with a Trump letter. Here's who qualifies, how payments arrive, and how to avoid copycat scams. Sudden unexpected infant deaths now drive over a ...

"I was going to cancel this session with you because I didn’t think I would be able to speak," said Mehan, blinking at me uncertainly from his Zoom screen. "It is the first time in two days I’ve ...

Depression doesn't always feel like sadness. Anhedonia can make you feel emotionally numb, like you're going through the motions of a life you know should matter to you, but you can't actually feel ...

I have struggled with depression since I was a teenager; however, I was not diagnosed until I was in college. The first symptoms I started noticing were feeling down all the time, struggling with ...

Depression does not look the same for everyone. For millions of men, the signs go unrecognized because they show up in unexpected ways. Instead of crying or expressing sadness, men might become angry, ...

Travel creates conditions the brain finds highly rewarding: novel environments, varied sensory input, social engagement, freedom from habitual demands, and a disrupted relationship with time. When ...