A longitudinal study of adolescents from the Chicago metropolitan area found that in female, but not in male adolescents, higher exposure to violence was associated with more severe depression ...

Feeling persistently sad, exhausted, or hopeless doesn’t always mean you’re dealing with clinical depression. Several medical conditions create nearly identical symptoms that can fool both patients ...

Depression is not only a disorder of mood but also a condition that affects the heart and blood vessels, and can carry long-term cardiovascular risk.

Depression and seasonal affective disorder (SAD) share similar symptoms, but depression can occur at any time of the year, while SAD follows a recurring seasonal pattern. For a SAD diagnosis, a person ...

Clinical depression is often linked to aches and pains, including back pain. Having chronic back pain is also associated with worsening depression symptoms in some people. Research indicates there’s a ...

An oil painting done in 1890, two months before Vincent van Gogh's death by suicide. Source: Sorrowing Old Man (At Eternity's Gate) by Vincent van Gogh/Public Domain Depression is a serious and ...