A depression is a severe and prolonged downturn in economic activity. A depression may be defined as an extreme recession that lasts three or more years or that leads to a decline in real gross ...

I regret to say there is no simple or easy answer to this question. Many people use the word ‘depression’ to refer to normal disappointment or sadness, and there can be little doubt that the concept ...

Several psychiatrists are considering changing guidelines that define depression, due to findings from a new study. Michele Norris talks with Dr. Michael First of Columbia University about expanding ...

"Depression" is a pretty broad topic, but if I had to categorize what "depression" means to me, in a general sense, I would say that it's the illogical (ie: for no real reason) feelings of sadness, ...

On the sports sections of various newspapers and from the reports of television commentators, we learned that the young tennis champion Naomi Osaka is withdrawing from her participation in the very ...