Many people use “depression” as shorthand for feeling low, while others dismiss depression as “just sadness”. Here, we explain the difference using clinicians’ cues: Trigger, duration, functioning, ...

Apr. 3, 2025 -- Feeling down from time to time is normal, but how can you tell when sadness is something more – like major depressive disorder? We spoke with Jessi Gold, MD, MS, the first chief ...

There is no mystery to feeling sad when you are faced with disappointment, loss, or stressful situations. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the US Census Bureau began sending weekly questionnaires to over ...

The thought of going to a funeral used to be a terrifying prospect for me. Walking into a room filled with sadness and grief evoked, well, an intense desire not to go. Anxiety was all I could feel. It ...

We are midway through the month of November, and the annual fall and winter reality of living in western Washington is setting in. The days are getting shorter and the nights, longer. Add in a series ...