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

DEAR ERIC: I am writing because I don’t know where to start and how to begin getting out of horrible depression. I can’t turn my mind off. I’m afraid of dying and what’s after death. I’m afraid of ...

Among my friends and acquaintances with kids in college, several are battling depression, often to a debilitating degree that is heart wrenching. They miss classes, isolate in their dorm rooms for ...

You’ve spent the last couple of weeks in hiding; you’ve become a recluse. You spent your days sleeping, eating junk, and binge-watching the entire series of Bridgerton or Heated Rivalry. Healing from ...