According to a National Health Interview Survey, 18.4% of senior adults have experienced symptoms of depression. While the majority of these adults have mild symptoms, it’s still an issue that shouldn ...

October brings the solidification of school-year routines and the excitement of holidays on the horizon. The temperature begins to drop, daylight fades quickly, and the leaves begin to change. October ...

Depression is a serious health concern for older adults, potentially leading to other health issues if left untreated. Seniors often avoid discussing mental health due to generational stigma, but open ...

Sharing a mood disorder with someone you like isnt the same as talking about your swing dancing hobby or your dream of having a pet chinchilla. Yes, it tells your partner more about who you are, but ...

If you’re like most of my clients, you’re worried it will make you look weak to tell someone you’re struggling. By keeping quiet about your problems, you can pretend like they don’t exist. I’m ...

The following advice relates to approximately 280 million people worldwide. That’s the World Health Organization’s pre-pandemic 2019 estimate of how many people live with depression. If depressed ...

Depression can be episodic like that, coming in alternating waves of intense emotion and numbness. But I couldnt talk about it. Thats how powerful stigma is; it erodes our human instinct to call out ...

Depression goes undiagnosed when symptoms are mistaken for age-related physical illnesses. We need to treat mental health issues earlier in life.It is perhaps the last place you would expect to find a ...

My relationship with depression has always felt a little like a fling with an '80s-movie bad boy—let’s call him Blane. I know he’s no good for me, and I’m ashamed to talk to my friends about him.

When Eleni Pinnow lost her younger sister Aletha to suicide last month, she made a decision to talk about it—to combat the stigma around depression, and to encourage others to talk about their mental ...