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After Struggling With Depression, Teen Creates App To Help Others
Hannah Lucas struggled with depression and wished she could alert family when she was not ok. She created an app to help others in moments of crisis.
How Selena Gomez uses her mental health journey to help others
The actress and singer is using her platform to help others by launching a new multimedia endeavor called Wondermind, which is focused on mental health.
Friends, family can take steps to help others with mental illness
Mental health treatment still hampered by uncertainty, lack of knowledge
How to Create a Depression Treatment Plan
Depression may have social, psychological, and physical causes. Find out how a complete treatment plan can address all these issues at EverydayHealth.com.
How to Tell If It’s a Bad Mood or Depression
Sometimes a bad mood can make you wonder if you're depressed. Knowing the symptoms of depression can help you tell the difference and get any needed treatment.
How Walking in Nature Prevents Depression
A study finds that wild environments boost well-being by reducing obsessive, negative thoughts.
Depression is tough to treat. Could a blood test unlock the mystery?
A team of scientists found that blood levels of acetyl-L-carnitine, a compound produced by the body which plays a role in cellular metabolism, appear to play a role. But don't rush out to the drug store for supplements.
Kristen Bell Says What We're All Thinking About Depression Stigma
"There is such an extreme stigma about mental health issues, and I can’t make heads or tails of why it exists."
How to Recognize Early Symptoms of Depression?
A normal life is always a balance of happiness and sadness. According to the traditional Chinese principle of Yin Yang, darkness completes the light. To be complete, we have to accept the opposite, or dark, side of our lives. According to this theory, being sad at times is normal. It happens to all of us …
How Video Games Can Teach Your Brain to Fight Depression
What’s the opposite of play? Your first instinct is probably to say: “work.” But there’s another, better answer to the same question that could be the ...
How Society Can Help Young People Overcome Depression
'When we learn to cope, rather than brushing issues under the rug, we learn to grow'
More than sad: Depression affects your ability to think
Depression can cause cognitive problems (for example, thinking through a solution to a problem). Antidepressants may not help much with these symptoms.
How Friendship Fights Depression
A new study shows that a healthy mood can spread through friend groups.
How to Cope With Anxiety and Depression
Many people with anxiety will also develop depression, and it's important to treat both conditions. Learn how to get help for both anxiety and depression.
Is It Clinical Depression or Everyday Sadness?
Many of us suffer the winter blues, but at some point it crosses a line into a legitmate mental health issue. Here's what you need to know.
A Teen’s Quick Guide to Supporting a Friend Struggling with Depression
If you suspect a friend might be struggling with depression, you can be an important ally. While you can’t cure their issue, you can take several steps to support them.
Could a drug prevent depression and PTSD?
The path to better medicine is paved with accidental yet revolutionary discoveries. In this well-told tale of how science happens, neuroscientist Rebecca Brachman shares news of a serendipitous breakthrough treatment that may prevent mental disorders like depression and PTSD from ever developing. And listen for an unexpected -- and controversial -- twist.
How Depression Makes Your Body Feel
"Depression can steal your physical, emotional and mental energy."
Parent's Guide to Teen Depression
If you think or know that your teen has depression, this guide will help you understand problems facing your teen and give you advice on what to do.
5 Signs You Should See a Doctor for Depression
Feeling down every so often is a normal part of life. But when you’re gripped by an unrelenting sadness or hopelessness that keeps you from...
This is how depression can affect a person's day-to-day.
