A recent Gallup poll showed that 1 out of every 6 people in America are depressed or seeking treatment for depression. This is the highest figure ever in the United States. Fifty thousand suicides ...

Persistent sadness, loss of energy, isolation... these sometimes subtle signs may be hiding depression. This mental health disorder, far from being a simple "slump," can affect anyone, at any age.

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 ...

Economics professor Christopher Clarke joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about The Great Depression. What caused The Great Depression? How bad as The Great Depression? What did ...

(CNN)-- Bev Cobain, author of "When Nothing Matters Anymore: A Survival Guide for Depressed Teens," was recently the guest on a one-hour long chat. A nurse specializing in psychiatry and mental health ...

A new study challenges the long-standing theory that a lack of serotonin in the brain causes depression and the value of antidepressants designed to address the problem. Researchers at the University ...

Parents and schools typically go into escalating-consequence mode — trying to motivate the child to change their patterns. The problem is, these behaviors are symptoms of depression, so the child ...

Darkness can present itself as truth, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. But love, joy and awe are far richer experiences Read more Leading questions I’ve overcome a depression that was ...