Overview

What is major depressive disorder?
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What is major depressive disorder?

Major depressive disorder is a serious mental illness that can impact every area of a person’s life and health.
How are anxiety and depression related?
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How are anxiety and depression related?

Betsy Chung, Clinical Psychologist, talks about anxiety and depression during COVID-19.
Caring for yourself while caring for someone with depression
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Caring for yourself while caring for someone with depression

Being a caregiver for someone with major depression can take its toll on you. Learn how to avoid caregiver depression.

Symptoms

What is treatment resistant depression?
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What is treatment resistant depression?

What to do when treatment is not providing relief from depression.
Major depressive disorder diagnosis
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Major depressive disorder diagnosis

What to expect from a healthcare appointment to discuss symptoms of depression.
How to recognize major depression in loved ones
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How to recognize major depression in loved ones

Help a friend or family member by learning the signs of major depression.

Major depressive disorder symptoms
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Major depressive disorder symptoms

A quick guide to understanding the symptoms of depression.

Treatment

How to tell if your antidepressants are working
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How to tell if your antidepressants are working

Not sure if you are seeing an improvement in symptoms? These strategies can help.
How antidepressants treat depression
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How antidepressants treat depression

Learn how antidepressant medications regulate neurotransmitters to help reduce the symptoms of major depressive disorder.
Steps to seeking treatment for major depression
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Steps to seeking treatment for major depression

Three strategies for seeking treatment for this serious mental illness.
Self-help for major depressive disorder
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Self-help for major depressive disorder

Build on other depression treatments with small steps to feel better every day.

Living With Depression

Major depressive disorder and exercise
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Major depressive disorder and exercise

Learn how regular exercise and physical activity can help support your treatment plan for major depressive disorder.
Major depressive disorder and stress
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Major depressive disorder and stress

Stress can trigger clinical depression, but taking steps to reduce stress is an important part of getting better.