Bipolar disorder, or manic depression, is a very severe mental illness. It is distinguished from any other form of clinical depression by the presence of manic (euphoric) episodes, followed by depression. Some six million...

Punxsutawney Phil has seen his shadow. That means that we've got six more weeks of winter on the way. For some of us, this is depressing news and makes us grab our furry slippers...

Nearly 2.5 million people die in the United States each year, leaving behind at least five bereaved people, devastated by the death. More than half of all American women, and approximately 10% of American...

Approximately 12 million women in the United States experience clinical depression each year, and a full one in every eight women can expect to develop clinical depression during their lifetime. Women are substantially more prone to...

In the past pregnancy hormones were thought to actually protect women from depression, but current research proves that to be unfounded. Although pregnancy doesn't necessarily make depression worse, it can certainly trigger a wide...

If you've been feeling sluggish for what seems like ages, you may be suffering from dysthymia, a type of mild or moderate depression that can last for at least a couple of years. Some people suffer...

Once the Christmas tree begins to add luster to your compost pile and the radio stations have stopped the endless canned holiday music, it's easy to wonder where the heck someone came up with,...

As a mother struggling to balance the home, work, raising children, fostering a relationship with your husband, it's natural to feel overwhelmed.  Many mothers will chalk up their feelings of anxiety, stress and sadness...