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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Newlyweds Justin and Hailey Bieber Are Lonely and Depressed — And That’s Totally Normal
While Justin has said nothing about the trigger of his depression, experts say it’s not at all uncommon for newlyweds like the Biebers to experience depression or loneliness.
How to Get Emotional Support as a Man
Mental health advocate Mike Veny offers strategies to break through the stoic wall of male emotions and get the support you need.
10 Lessons of Depression
Depression can be the teacher of invaluable lessons. Here are some from depression patient advocate Therese Borchard.
What Is Epigenetics?
Epigenetics theory offers hope that we can end genetic illness.
We Need to Talk About Suicide Among Head and Neck Cancer Survivors
With potential disfigurement and other difficult treatment side effects, survivors of these cancers need support, says one cancer researcher.
Are Antidepressants Overprescribed in Older Adults?
Results of a study conducted in Minnesota from 2005 to 2012 suggest antidepressant medications are overprescribed in older adults about 24 percent of the time.
9 Things I Do Every Day to Beat Depression
From time in the woods to deep breathing to paying it forward, learn how Mental Health Editor Therese Borchard beats depression.
When Mental Health Professional Offer Conflicting Advice
It's important to work with a team of mental health professionals, but what when they say different things? Patient advocate Mike Veny weighs in.
These 4 Factors Can Predict Your Postpartum Depression
What if it was possible to predict whether your symptoms of depression would worsen during the first year after giving birth?
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.
Meet the Experts
Therese Borchard
Contributing 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.