Coping with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Tips for Beating the Winter Blues

As the sunlight disappears and the days get shorter, you may have negative thoughts and feelings. If they come upon you more persistently, especially later in the winter, then it could be that you have seasonal affective disorder. Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression. It happens during certain seasons of the year, […]

Understanding Major Depressive Disorder: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments

According to the National Institute of Mental Health estimates, 21 million adults in the United States, or 8.3% of the population, experience major depressive disorder each year. This debilitating disease has been called by the World Health Organization the third-leading cause of disease worldwide. Not everyone will experience major depression in the same manner as […]