Karlee Lipton of Conway, Arkansas, was surprised by the way postpartum depression hit her when she had her baby in the summer of 2024. Lipton had already seen a therapist and a psychiatrist to help ...

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 ...

It's no secret there are many depressed people in the world. In the United States, in 2020, about 21 million adults and 4.1 million adolescents (NIMH, 2022) suffered at least one major depressive ...

Thirty-year-old Adam* is not often lost for words, but confesses that he was unprepared for one piece of unsolicited mental health advice he received from a love interest one night. “I was on a date ...

Researchers still don’t understand what, exactly, causes depression. But what is clear is this: It doesn’t have anything to do with waking up and simply choosing not to appreciate all the good things ...

Depression doesn’t just affect the person living with it — it can ripple through every part of a romantic relationship as well. It’s natural to want to help, but it can be hard to know exactly how to ...

We often mix up depression with sadness because both are linked to distress. Plus, since they're so commonly used, we mistakenly think they're the same. However, there are certain behaviors that will ...

Another big cause is life stress. Sad or difficult events—such as losing someone close, going through a divorce, losing a job ...