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This space is intended as a helpful resource on depression-related topics for patients, caregivers and healthcare providers alike. Here, we share our learnings, insights, research and stories to bring awareness to these topics.

Young child sitting on the floor in a dark hallway with his arms wrapped around knees, indicating depression

What Age Can Depression Start: Can You Be Too Young?

We don’t think of young children as suffering from depression. “Many well-intentioned adults still believe that children can’t get depressed,” writes Richa Bhatia, MD, FAPA, in an article on the…

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Treatment is a Priority as Americans’ Mental Health Declines

These days, everything seems politicized and polarizing. Yet, we likely agree on one point: 2020 was a rough year and one that many of us are glad to see in…

Woman holding a sign in front of her face that can be flipped to be a smile or a frown indicating the extremes of manic depression.

Understanding Manic Depression

What is Manic Depression? Manic depression, also called bipolar disorder, is a mental illness that can cause a person’s mood to shift to extremes. According to the National Alliance on…

Children wearing masks looking out the window appearing depressed due to COVID.

What to Do When Your Child Receives a Depression or Anxiety Diagnosis

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted everyone – and our children are likely struggling with their emotions. In its 2021: The State of Mental Health in America report, Mental Health America…

The Role of the Caregiver: Making the Difference for Someone with Depression

Mark Pollack, MD, chief medical officer of Myriad Neuroscience, maker of the GeneSight test, shares his thoughts on how to be a good caregiver to someone with depression. Dr. Pollack…

Man at computer with icons showing likes, hearts, comments, etc. to show how social media can affect mental health.

In What Ways Does Social Media Affect Your Mental Health

Does Social Media Affect Your Mental Health? Whether we care to admit it, social media has become a part of most of our lives. According to the Pew Research Center,…

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Life Changes: Women and Depression

May 28, 2020

Women can experience many changes throughout their lives that impact their goals, responsibilities and psyches. These life changes can be biological, like physical changes from puberty to pregnancy to menopause. One unwelcome change that may impact women through any – or all – of life’s stages could be major depressive disorder. The Mayo Clinic states... Read More

Treatment is a Priority as Americans’ Mental Health Declines

February 25, 2021

Understanding Manic Depression

February 25, 2021

What to Do When Your Child Receives a Depression or Anxiety Diagnosis

February 25, 2021