Tell someone with depression that they are not alone and that they are important to you. Encourage them to seek care, like medication or therapy, for their depression. Offer to help with errands or ...

Understanding what depression is – and what it is not – is often the first step toward relief.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers still don’t understand what, exactly, causes depression. But what is clear is this: It doesn’t have anything to do ...

There’s a little-known and surprising way to support someone who is depressed. Do nothing. Yes, you read that right. I should know. I’ve been depressed many times. I’ve been mildly depressed. I’ve ...

Do recognize that depression by itself appears to be a risk factor for heart disease—one that may be modifiable, by aggressive treatment of the mood disorder. Do take extra steps to separately ...

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Researchers still don’t understand what, exactly, causes depression. But what is clear is this: It doesn’t ...