My teen came home from school the other day and went right to her bedroom and slept. She got up from her nap, had half an apple pie and a plate of lasagna. She mumbled something about Prozac and how ...

Depression screening tools can objectively detect depression and track symptoms over time. The symptoms of depression vary from person to person, so in some cases, the disorder can be difficult to ...

News.com.au is this month raising awareness of good mental health as part of its campaign Let’s Make Some Noise. We are highlighting the issue of anxiety and its cost to employers, the community, ...

A friend of mine called. He had been reading my column and saw the Burn’s Depression Checklist. In his case, he explained, his massive depression didn’t happen slowly and gradually as though the level ...

Situational depression refers to symptoms of depression that occur for a short time and after facing a significant stressor that has overwhelmed your ability to cope. It’s formally known as adjustment ...

Depression is widely thought of as a mood disorder based in the brain, but it is in fact a whole-body disorder. Lethargy, for example, is a common sign of depression that robs people of the will to ...