The world is confused and frightened. COVID-19 infections are on the rise across the U.S. and around the world, even in countries that once thought they had contained the virus. The outlook for the ...

HOUSTON – Self-guided treatment for depression could soon be only a mouse click away. Scientists with the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) are developing an interactive, ...

Since childhood, I remember worriedly watching as we came closer to the end of the year. Winter. Sadness. As the days darkened, I would brace myself, expecting the cold both outside and inside. As an ...

I'm so proud of myself for having emerged from depression—this time it was a much longer one than usual, and brutal. I thought I'd never come out the other side. Even though I wanted to stay curled up ...

No, I don't mean an economic depression. I mean an emotional depression. I fear that a funk could hit a significant portion of the population over the next five years. Tens of millions of lives will ...

The term “masked depression” was once used to describe a condition where a person with depression experienced physical symptoms, called somatic or somatoform symptoms, without feeling the ...

Is there a depression on its way? Yes. Observe the signs -- out-of-control wages, spending, bankruptcies, foreclosures, corruption, loss of jobs because of downsizing, etc. Now include industries that ...

How come it’s so crowded at the Museum of the City of New York’s Paris/New York exhibit? It’s a Tuesday, and I’m here because it’s my job, but who are all these other people? Then it dawns on me: ...

As a condition, depression doesn’t always fly solo. In fact, depression is actually a risk factor for many health problems. Part of the reason is that depression can rob you of the desire to take care ...