Depression is a heavy burden that affects millions of women around the world, touching lives in deeply personal and often misunderstood ways. Despite being a common mental health issue, the reasons ...

Depression is a complex and deeply personal experience. While almost everyone has periods of sadness, low mood or grief, ...

Women have long been thought to have much higher rates of depression than men, but when alternative and traditional symptoms of depression are considered, these sex disparities disappear, new research ...

Women are more likely to be depressed than men; about twice as likely here in the US, as I have been told. It’s an interesting finding, to be sure, and making sense of it poses a fun little mystery ...

Recent studies sheds light on how common it is.

BOSTON - New research finds that perimenopausal women, or women approaching menopause, could be at higher risk for depression. There are three main stages of menopause. Perimenopause is when periods ...

Share on Pinterest Experts say there are numerous reasons depression can cause heart disease in women. Elizabeth Livermore/Getty Images Researchers are reporting that women who are diagnosed with ...

Share on Pinterest Experts say depression is an issue for women during all phases of menopause. Justin Paget/Getty Images A new study reports that women are more likely to develop depression during ...

It’s become common to talk about and SSRIs (short for selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, a class of antidepressants) the way people talk about supplements: a passing mention, a joke in a group ...

A new study from Japan finds that depression could impact women’s heart health more than men’s. Here’s what experts say women need to do to reduce their risk. Living with depression increases the risk ...

Women who suffer from depression during or after a pregnancy are at an elevated risk for suicide, two recent studies found. The first study, published Tuesday in the JAMA Network Open journal, found ...