Depression
Expert advice and research trends on depression, including symptoms and diagnosis, getting the right care, and strategies for loved ones on how to help. Patient experts inspire with their testimonials of managing depression.
What Do You Do If a Loved One Is Depressed?
What do you say? What don’t you say? Reaching out to a loved one with depression takes thought and deliberation. Here is a helpful guide.
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Depression and Creativity: Is There a Link?
Some of the world's most creative souls have died by suicide. Sloan Miller examines the relationship between depression and creativity.
Social-Savvy Seniors: Older Adults Reduce Depression Risk With Social Media
Using social media like Facebook and Twitter can help seniors counteract the depression risk that comes with pain from chronic conditions or other ailments.
Are You Depressed? Check Your Facebook Feed
As it turns out, we're not so good at hiding our realities on social media. Researchers developed a new algorithm that can accurately predict future depression based on the types of words we use on Facebook.
Depression: Why Taking Medication Isn’t a Cop Out
Rachel Star Withers presents a convincing case on why taking antidepressants is not a sign a weakness, but rather strength.
ADHD and SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder)
The factors that put people with ADHD more at risk for SAD, and the different treatment options available.
On Processing Life's Difficult Emotions: Breaking Free From Anger, Grief, and Fear
Anger, grief, and fear are some of life's difficult emotions. The secret to freeing yourself from their hold? Recognizing them and taking ownership of them, says mental health advocate Mike Veny.
10 Signs It's Time to Get Help for Depression
What’s the difference between passing sadness and clinical depression? Here are 10 red flags or symptoms of major depressive disorder that signal when to get help.
Tips for Working From Home With Depression
One of the most common symptoms of depression? Fatigue and lack of motivation. Couple this with a remote work position, and it can be a recipe for disaster. Here’s how to get through it.
A Student Mental Health Bill of Rights: What's Needed?
What is required to support students in college with regard to mental health needs? A college mental health advocate starts with three places to start.
Are Certain Personality Types Prone to Depression?
Explore three personality traits possibly more at risk for developing depression: the isolated introvert, the overachieving perfectionist, and the daydreaming creative type.
Meet the Experts
Therese Borchard
Senior EditorTherese Borchard is Senior Editor at Health Central, where she covers Mental Health & Wellness among other topics. She has written for a variety of websites, is the author of several books, and is a passionate mental health advocate.
Mike Veny
Patient ExpertMike Veny is one of world’s leading mental health speakers and a high-energy corporate drumming event facilitator.
Isaiah B. Pickens, Ph.D.
Health ProfessionalDr. Isaiah uses the science of psychology to help you become a better version of your most authentic self by making mental wellness education fun.