Growing From Depression—rather than, say, Recovering from Depression or Defeating Depression—is a counterintuitive, perhaps even provocative, title for a book on depression. I chose it for what I ...

Thirteen year-old Alita told me she knew there was something wrong with her—something that made her “less than.” She felt that, somehow, she was “marked” and deeply unacceptable—even ugly—inside. She ...

Music therapy can be used alongside medication and psychotherapy to help improve depression symptoms. Learn why it helps and how to get started.

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A cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) app has been found to significantly prevent increases in depression in young people who are at high risk -- and could be implemented as a cost effective public ...

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Self-doubt doesn’t announce itself with fanfare. It whispers criticisms in quiet moments, questions accomplishments during celebrations, and plants seeds of uncertainty when confidence is most needed.

In a recent randomized controlled trial published in The Lancet Digital Health, researchers investigated the efficacy of two versions of automated feedback following internet-based depression ...