I regret to say there is no simple or easy answer to this question. Many people use the word ‘depression’ to refer to normal disappointment or sadness, and there can be little doubt that the concept ...

Everyone feels depressed from time to time. But not everyone has depression. Depression, also referred to as major depressive disorder or clinical depression, is a condition that can cause severe ...

For many people, depression does not feel like dramatic despair. It feels like heaviness; like waking up already exhausted by a day that hasn't yet begun. “And depression doesn’t just affect mood, it ...

In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers explored how structural and functional aspects of the brain, as seen through neuroimaging, differ between individuals with high exposure ...

All of us at one stage or another have experienced feelings of sadness, loss or grief. Quite often, we say that we’re feeling depressed. But what exactly is depression? Here, we explore the clinical ...