Dysthymic depression is a chronic, low-grade depression that consists of milder symptoms for a prolonged period of time. It is virtually indistinguishable from depressive personality, and many ...

Menopause and Depression: What’s the Link? Hormonal changes during your menstrual cycle can be linked to an increased risk for depression. That includes the hormone fluctuations of perimenopause, ...

A certain amount of sadness and overwhelm is completely natural after giving birth. Here’s how to recognize if what you’re feeling is actually postpartum depression, and the things that can make it ...

A new genetic and clinical analysis suggests that atypical depression represents a distinct biological subtype of the ...

Depression doesn’t always announce itself with obvious sadness or tears. For many people, especially in the Black community, depression arrives subtly, masquerading as everyday fatigue, irritability, ...

Caring for a family member or loved one can be one of life’s most meaningful experiences, yet it often comes with an invisible burden that many caregivers carry alone. Caregiver depression represents ...

An oil painting done in 1890, two months before Vincent van Gogh's death by suicide. Source: Sorrowing Old Man (At Eternity's Gate) by Vincent van Gogh/Public Domain Depression is a serious and ...