Treatment depends on the person and their condition, but it can involve medication, therapy or a combination of both. You ...

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Researchers scoured the evidence on more than 60 supplements marketed for depression. Only a handful have been well studied, they found. Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Dozens of supplements claim to ...

Judith Joseph, MD, created the first research-backed framework for assessing high-functioning depression. Now, the psychiatrist wants Black women take charge of their happiness with it. Her upcoming ...

I lied to the first person who asked me if I had postpartum depression. Four days after giving birth, I was sitting on a chair in the pediatrician’s office, holding my crying newborn, who was there ...

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DEAR ABBY: I am a single, 52-year-old woman, never married with no kids. I suffer from depression as well as a number of ...

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Dr. Rothschild answers the question: 'Chemical Abnormalities Cause Depression?' — -- Question: How do abnormalities in brain chemicals (such as serotonin and norepinephrine) cause depression?