Understanding what depression is – and what it is not – is often the first step toward relief.

Depression is a complex and deeply personal experience. While almost everyone has periods of sadness, low mood or grief, depression is different. Major depressive disorder is persistent, interferes ...

As common as depression is—about one person in 10 experiences depression in any given year—it still eludes complete understanding. The trigger for depression can be almost any negative experience or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some people may experience seasonal depression during the spring. Symptoms can include low mood, reduced motivation, and more.

The core experiences of depression — changes in energy, activity, thinking, and mood — have been described for more than 10,000 years. The word “depression” has been used for about 350 years. Given ...

A large international study led by researchers at the Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, shows that major depressive disorder (MDD) not only increases risk ...

Why is the age of onset (the first depressive episode) dropping? DR. CHARLES NEMEROFF: So whether or not the rate of depression is increasing might be a matter of debate. What isn't a debate is the ...

Seasonal depression, or seasonal affective disorder (SAD), is a type of depression caused by the change in season, according to Cleveland Clinic. Because you are stuck inside and it gets dark early, ...

It's easy to fill up with self-blame when you're depressed. That's one reason psychiatrists and therapists began to emphasize that depression is a physical state. Pharmaceutical firms argued that ...