Sometimes, what feels like a deep depression might actually be your heart crying out for connection. Our emotional landscape is complex, and learning to distinguish between depression and loneliness ...

The inability to get out of bed. A crippled sense of self-worth. Constant dread and continuous isolation. Most people would be able to recognize the classic signs of depression at its worst. People ...

Dogs have moods, too, and sometimes, those tail wags take a little vacation. Maybe your pup’s been moping around like a furry couch potato or turning up its nose at treats that used to disappear in ...

Dogs can be going through a ruff time, too. Studies have shown a dog’s brain is similar to that of a human’s, and in the 1980s, Dr. Nicholas Dodman of the School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts ...

"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 ...

Communication with a spouse who is depressed requires listening skills, discernment, and self-control. Talking through ...

The line between depression and laziness often becomes blurred in a society that values constant productivity and dismisses mental health struggles as character flaws. Many people experiencing ...