Want to learn more about the language that describes the mental illness that affects more than 264 million people globally? Here’s the lowdown on the vocabulary you’ll need to ‘speak’ depression.

According to an estimate by the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 350 million people are suffering from depression globally. This brings us to an important question – what is depression?

Unipolar depression is a mental health condition that involves a low, sad, or hopeless mood. The term “unipolar,” which comes from the roots “uni” (one) and “polar” (end), means you have symptoms from ...

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 ...

Depression is characterized by a persistent low mood and loss of interest, while anxiety involves overwhelming worry and fear. Both conditions can significantly impair daily life and well-being. While ...

Depression Needs a New Definition | RealClearScience Many psychiatrists believe that a new approach to diagnosing and treating depression—linking individual symptoms to their underlying mechanisms—is ...

Treatment-resistant (refractory) depression has been a fertile topic for several decades (e.g., Freyhan, 1978; Nierenberg & Amsterdam, 1990; Voineskos, 2020). Unfortunately, as noted by Voineskos, ...