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Depression

  1. perfect 10
    Trying to Be Too Perfect Can Make You DepressedRebecca Bunch’s struggle is real.
    By Lisa Ryan
  2. escapism
    Alcohol Will Make You Happier Instantly, As You Probably Know From ExperienceScientists say alcohol has the same effect as a rapid antidepressant.
    By Lisa Ryan
  3. mental health
    Your Hormonal Birth Control Could Be Making You DepressedA new study suggests that it might be.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  4. Depression Is Tougher to Shake If You’re the BossThe higher up the corporate ladder you go, the less often antidepressants and therapy actually work.
    By Cari Romm
  5. depression
    David Foster Wallace Wrote the Best and Worst Thing About DepressionIt’s really, really hard to read, but it’s also worth it.
    By Jesse Singal
  6. Most People With Depression Are Not Being Treated for ItAccording to a big new study.
    By Melissa Dahl
  7. Selena Gomez Is Taking Time Off to Deal With Depression and AnxietyThe singer is taking a year off to take care of herself.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  8. unwifeable
    I Learned the Hard Way That Marriage Can’t Cure DepressionI thought my partnership could magically fix my mental health.
    By Mandy Stadtmiller
  9. Mental Illness Is More Than Just Depression and AnxietyIt’s time to find a way to talk about psychosis.
    By Emily Reynolds
  10. health
    Exercising in Nature May Hold Unique Benefits for the DepressedGo outside! (But maybe wait until we’ve found our way out of this heat-dome thing.)
    By Melissa Dahl
  11. Just As You May Have Suspected, FOMO Is Pretty Much Social Media’s FaultAnd it affects young men more than any other demographic.
    By Christine Nguyen and Cait Munro
  12. Antidepressants May Not Be As Effective As We ThinkThere’s a lot of data still under the radar.
    By Christine Nguyen
  13. 135 Couples Told Scientists How Depression Affects Their RelationshipsThe good and the bad.
    By Melissa Dahl
  14. mental health awareness
    Twitter Users Share What #MyDepressionLooksLike to Raise Mental Health AwarenessIt’s not always what you’d assume.
    By Jenni Miller
  15. shrooms
    Study Suggests Psychedelic Mushrooms Might Help Severe DepressionBut don’t get too excited just yet.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  16. unwifeable
    Your Partner Can’t Be Your Only Source of LoveHow I learned to find other sources of fuel for my “love tank.”
    By Mandy Stadtmiller
  17. Kristen Bell Opens Up About Her Struggle With Depression“I shatter a little bit when I think people don’t like me”
    By Anna Silman
  18. advice
    Ask Polly: Why Should I Keep Going?Stop trying to escape where you are.  
    By Heather Havrilesky
  19. mental health
    Cara Delevingne Opens Up About Her Depression“I do not blame the fashion industry for anything.”
    By Catie L'Heureux
  20. Please Read This Essay a Woman Wrote for Her Sister, Who Died by Suicide“The lies of depression can exist only in isolation.”
    By Melissa Dahl
  21. How Running and Meditation Change the Brains of the DepressedNew research that acts on an intriguing theory of the neurology of the mental illness.
    By Melissa Dahl
  22. stigma
    Attacking Heidi Cruz for Her Depression Is a Disgraceful MoveIt does very real harm to those trying to overcome the stigma of mental illness.
    By Jesse Singal
  23. it’s all your fault
    Your Depression and Anxiety Might Make Your Kid a Picky EaterBut don’t get anxious about it!
    By Laura June
  24. mental health
    For 80 Years, Young Americans Have Been Getting More Anxious and DepressedAnd no one is quite sure why.
    By Jesse Singal
  25. You Call It Burnout. These Scientists Might Call It Depression.A new study argues that burnout and depression might sometimes be one and the same.
    By Tanya Basu
  26. What It’s Like to Have Your Severe Depression Treated With a Hallucinogenic Drug“It’s like you’re watching your own brain.”
    By Claire Landsbaum
  27. Kids With a Depressed Parent Perform Worse in SchoolA big new study of Swedes suggests depression can have intergenerational effects.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  28. weather
    Why Your Brain Actually Works Better in WinterDebunking the myth of the winter blues.
    By Christian Jarrett
  29. things that are misleading
    Sorry, Moms Aren’t the Only People Who Should Get Depression ScreeningsHeadlines about postpartum depression are missing the forest for the trees.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  30. mood lighting
    Can a SAD Lamp Really Make You Happy?Read this before you bask in the artificial light.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  31. advice
    Ask Polly: Am I Too Anxious to Ever Find Love?Accept that you can’t control everything.
    By Heather Havrilesky
  32. depression
    Doctors Think Teenagers Should Be Screened Annually for DepressionYoung adults, too. 
    By Tanya Basu
  33. neuroscience
    Can Brain Scans Predict Who Therapy Will Help?A new neuroscience study points the way to individually tailored mental-health treatments.
    By Christian Jarrett
  34. public health
    How Researchers Will Figure Out Why So Many Middle-aged White People Are DyingIt’s going to be very, very complicated.
    By Jesse Singal
  35. advice
    Ask Polly: Am I Too Smart for My Own Good?Stop thinking of yourself as cursed.
    By Heather Havrilesky
  36. depression
    The Problem of How to Be Depressed Online“Forgetting means that when you leave depression, it immediately becomes clouded-over and hard to see.”
    By Jesse Singal
  37. the teens
    Paxil May Put Teens at Greater Risk for SuicideA new analysis finds “mischief” in an older study on the antidepressant.  
    By Melissa Dahl
  38. workplace psychology
    Middle Management: The Worst of Both WorldsIt’s tough to wrangle your underlings and keep your own boss happy at the same time.
    By Melissa Dahl
  39. book excerpt
    Growing Up Black and Female Meant Depression Was ForbiddenWe were not to be depressed or unduly high-strung; we were not to have nervous collapses. We were too strong for that.
    By Margo Jefferson
  40. self presentation
    7 College Students Talk About Their Instagrams and the Pressure to Seem HappyTheir Instagram posts were often attempts to mask their anxiety and depression.
    By Izzy Grinspan
  41. jazz hands
    Brandy on Broadway and Learning to Love Yourself“I was depressed for a little bit — actually, for a while.”
    By Leah Rodriguez
  42. advice
    Ask Polly: Why Doesn’t Anything Feel Fun?You’ve powered down your feelings.
    By Heather Havrilesky
  43. advice
    Ask Polly: Help, I Feel Like I’m Drowning!The challenge here is to show yourself how strong you are.
    By Heather Havrilesky
  44. time
    Time Seems to Pass More Slowly for Depressed PeopleTime is weird. 
    By Melissa Dahl
  45. advice
    Ask Polly: How Do I Stop Hating Myself?Stop online dating, for one thing.
    By Heather Havrilesky
  46. mental health
    If You Feel Burned Out, You Should Maybe Get Screened for DepressionIn a study of schoolteachers, there was huge overlap.
    By Jesse Singal
  47. depression
    Sitting All Day Is Also Ruining Your Mental HealthHappy Friday. 
    By Melissa Dahl
  48. depression
    A Fascinating New Documentary About Sex and Suicide HotlinesSometimes you just need someone to talk to.
    By Jesse Singal
  49. What an Ebola Quarantine Would Do to Your PsycheWhat’s best for public health may not be great for the individual’s mental health. 
    By Melissa Dahl
  50. pharmaceuticals
    How Prozac Conquered AmericaAlmost two decades after this “wonder drug” was released, we’re still arguing about it.
    By Jesse Singal
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