Diagnosing depression often starts with a screening tool, which is a short questionnaire that asks about depression symptoms and frequency. If you have one or more of the nine warning signs below, ...

"Depression attacks" can be common and triggered by a host of different issues or circumstances. Kseniya Ovchinnikova via Getty Images Many of us are familiar — perhaps too familiar — with an anxiety ...

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How to recognize depression in older adults. Aug. 3, 2010 — -- About 7 million people over the age of 65 have been diagnosed with depression, and many more could be suffering. Dr. Marie Savard ...

When the days get shorter, the sun shines lower in the sky, and the weather gets colder, people often experience a drop in mood. For some, the change is serious: They have difficulty getting up in the ...

Caring for a family member or loved one can be one of life’s most meaningful experiences, yet it often comes with an invisible burden that many caregivers carry alone. Caregiver depression represents ...

Six symptoms associated with depression in midlife could increase your dementia risk later on in life, according to new findings by researchers from University College London. Dementia is estimated to ...