Depression Information & Resources

Depression, Symptoms and Treatment

People often use the word 'depression' to describe when someone is feeling miserable, low or 'in a bad mood'. It can be difficult to tell the difference between a depressive illness and someone feeling low. The diagnosis o...

By: Michael Russell

What is Manic Depression?

Manic depression is that state of depression in which the patient suffers from mood swings which go between extreme elation and depression. So while one minute the patient may feel on top of the world the other minute ther...

By: Kitty Barker

Depression and Pregnancy

When considering both depression and pregnancy, it is important to separate science from mythology. One pervasive parcel of mythology extant today is that women who have depression can negate it by getting pregnant. Popula...

By: DM Driscoll

A new questionnaire and outcomes measurement scale developed by the department of psychiatry at Rhode Island Hospital has proven to be a reliable and valid measure of anxiety.

There's no doubt that meeting partners on the Internet is a growing trend. But can we trust the information that people provide about themselves via online dating services? And why is depression so...

Monday, March 8th, 2010 by Lockergnome at 4:41pm No Responses A daily dose of vitamin D may just be what Chicagoans need to get through the long winter, according to researchers at Loyola Universit...

The Harry Ransom Center library and museum at the University of Texas has acquired the archive of writer David Foster Wallace.