What risk factors for depression can I control? There are situations and experiences that raise a person’s risk of depression. Chief among them are abusive or chronically conflicted relationships, ...

The diagnosis of depression is totally out of control. Once considered a major psychiatric illness that skirted suicide and wrecked careers and marriages, it has become as common as the common cold.

The core experiences of depression — changes in energy, activity, thinking, and mood — have been described for more than 10,000 years. The word “depression” has been used for about 350 years. Given ...