Articles about Depression

In this personal story, I share my work with Sherlock, a 50-year old client who struggled for decades under the weight of his family's issues. He was stuck in a painful m...

Some of our most exhausting moments don't come from failure. They come from giving everything — and watching the people who witnessed it quietly disappear.

Exhausted by toxic family dynamics, gaslighting and passive-aggressive manipulation? Learn how to stop overfunctioning, rescuing and being a doormat.

We are more connected and more alone than ever. What drives modern isolation, why it is so hard to name, and what genuinely eases it.

Persistent Depressive Disorder (PDD), formerly called dysthymia, is a chronic form of depression marked by a persistently low mood lasting at least two years. Though ofte...

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is more than the “winter blues.” It is a form of depression linked to seasonal changes in light and daylight patterns, often causing per...

Other Specified Depressive Disorder is a clinical category used when significant depressive symptoms cause distress or impairment but do not align with standard diagnosti...

When depressive symptoms are evident but the full picture is unclear, clinicians may use Unspecified Depressive Disorder as a provisional diagnosis, prioritising timely c...

PMDD is a severe, cyclical mood disorder linked to the menstrual cycle that goes far beyond PMS. It can cause intense emotional instability, functional impairment, and di...

Schizoaffective disorder sits at the intersection of psychosis and mood disturbance, where hallucinations or delusions co-occur with episodes of depression or mania. Its ...

Mood and affect assessment helps clinicians understand both how you feel over time and how those emotions appear in the moment. Together, they offer a clearer picture of ...

The PHQ-9 is a brief, evidence-based questionnaire used worldwide to screen for depression and measure symptom severity. By capturing how you have felt over the past two ...