Dr. Koenig answers the question: 'Difference Between Depression, Sadness?' — -- Question: What is the difference between depression and sadness? Answer: There's a difference between depression ...

Feeling sad from time to time is normal. We can feel sad for various reasons, such as learning our favorite coworker is leaving for another job, fighting with a loved one, or not achieving a personal ...

Depression is a more complex condition. In addition to unremitting sadness, depression is defined by low mood, apathy, lack of joy (anhedonia), and inability to concentrate and stay focused. Corpus ...

Depression is a complex and deeply personal experience. While almost everyone has periods of sadness, low mood or grief, ...

These feelings are normal, even healthy responses to life's inevitable ups and downs. But what if that cloud lingers, casting a shadow that just won’t lift? What if the everyday joys that once brought ...

The summer blues — it’s not just an expression. As it turns out, it can be part of an actual medical condition. “We call that summer seasonal affective disorder, or summer SAD,” said Christina Lee, ...

Depression is a debilitating mental disorder that is felt as persistent sadness and loss of interest in activities. It's more than just feeling down or an occasional "sad day"; it's a serious ...

’Tis the season for recognizing seasonal affective disorder (SAD). Just don’t expect to find SAD in diagnostic handbooks. As a memorable term, SAD “stuck in the general public, and to some extent ...

How can someone who lived to make us laugh kill themselves? In the less than 24 hours since we were told about the death of Robin Williams, conversation has swirled not just around his many, many ...

After a long winter in New York City, spring has sprung. The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and you’re on your way to brunch at that Insta-worthy restaurant patio. It’s the season in which ...

Ice cream, swimming pools, barbecues and beaches – summer has many positive associations. But some people feel more anxious and depressed during the hotter months and may suffer from a type of ...

We often hear the term “depression” thrown around lightly in conversation. We may come home from a stressful day at work and tell our family at dinner that we are depressed. We may have received some ...