This story was reviewed by Daniel Z. Lieberman, MD. Maybe you’re neck-deep in a two-week funk you just can’t seem to shake, or perhaps you’ve been struggling with severe depression for years. No ...

Depression silently affects more than 21 million adults in the United States alone, yet many still struggle to recognize its symptoms or find effective treatments. While occasional sadness is part of ...

Virtually everyone has some experience with depression; however, the term “depression” has so many different meanings that confusion and invalidation often result when laypersons talk about their ...

Different types of depression affect the body in different ways. Atypical, energy-related depression raises the risk of diabetes, while melancholic depression increases the likelihood of heart disease ...

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

It is known that depression is linked to an increased incidence of metabolic diseases. Now scientists have discovered that different types of depression are linked to different cardiometabolic ...

A review of recent studies suggests exercise may treat depression as effectively as therapy or antidepressants, offering an ...

In addition to different types of depression, like major depressive disorder (MDD), SSRIs are prescribed by healthcare providers to treat a wide range of other psychiatric disorders. This includes ...