Anderson is a journalist, author and speaker. She spent 20 years covering finance including 10 at the New York Times before shifting her focus to learning. She is currently working on a book about the ...

A friend of mine lost her ex-husband to suicide this week. (Tears, sadness, and so much empathy.) Every time suicide touches someone I know, I find myself asking, "What could possibly be so bad that ...

Depression and anxiety commonly occur together, creating a cycle where symptoms of each condition can worsen the other. A coping “toolkit” may include therapy, lifestyle changes, and medication.

There are many reasons to be a giving, charitable person. Giving to others helps us cement relationships, elicit gratitude, and connect communities. It can also make us feel happier and healthier, ...

If you have depression, you probably know that exercise can do a lot of good for your symptoms. Plenty of research shows that exercise can boost mood and ease depression. But many find that their ...

A new study suggests treatment-resistant depression may be rooted in the immune system. Trauma, stress biology, and mini-brain models reveal a hidden neuroimmune story.

Many people around the world suffer from depression. Though depression can be extremely debilitating, evidence-based treatments (like cognitive-behavioral therapy) provide hope, because they can be ...

Does Magnesium Help With Depression? If you feel sad, tired, and cranky, your doctor may suggest magnesium for depression. "We think of magnesium as just a trace mineral, but it's involved in hundreds ...

Medically reviewed by Dakari Quimby, PhD Key Takeaways Be a patient listener and let your loved one share their feelings ...

Study after study has shown that people with depression have trouble recalling specific memories. They might hear the word "party," for instance, and think, "I don’t get invited to parties often." By ...

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 ...

A familiar scent might help people with depression recall specific memories and potentially improve their symptoms, according to a study published February 13 in JAMA Network Open. “Our key takeaway ...