Category: Depression

Medically reviewed by Kevin Wandler, MD, Chief Medical Advisor You are exhausted all the time. Sunday evenings bring a knot of dread. Tasks that used to feel easy now take everything you have, and you cannot remember the last time you felt excited about much of anything. Is it burnout,

Medically reviewed by Kevin Wandler, MD, Chief Medical Advisor You did what you were supposed to do. You saw a doctor, started medication, maybe tried therapy. You waited for things to get better. And they did not, or at least not enough. When depression hangs on despite real effort, it

Medically reviewed by Kevin Wandler, MD, Chief Medical Advisor Having a drink to take the edge off a hard day is common. When sadness settles in and stays, though, that drink can turn into a nightly habit, a way to fall asleep or the only thing that seems to quiet

Medically reviewed by Kevin Wandler, MD, Chief Medical Advisor Grief is a natural response to loss. It follows the death of someone we love, but it can also follow divorce, a miscarriage, the loss of a job, a serious diagnosis or the end of a way of life. Grief can

Medically reviewed by Kevin Wandler, MD, Chief Medical Advisor Depression does not always look like tears or staying in bed. In many men, it shows up as a short fuse, constant exhaustion, working late every night, drinking more than usual or back pain that never quite goes away. Because those

Medically reviewed by Kevin Wandler, MD, Chief Medical Advisor The weeks and months after having a baby are often described as joyful, and they can be. They can also be exhausting, lonely and frightening. Many new parents feel weepy or overwhelmed for a short time. For some, those feelings deepen