Depression and anxiety commonly occur together, creating a cycle where symptoms of each condition can worsen the other. A coping “toolkit” may include therapy, lifestyle changes, and medication.

Depression is not a fun friend to be acquainted with. While we all occasionally run into sadness or hopelessness, this mental state of being convinces us that life is always blue. While everyone can ...

When a Thousand Oaks 16-year-old started taking birth control pills, she hoped it would relieve her symptoms of endometriosis. The pill provided some relief, but the severe effects it had on her mood ...

The diagnosis of depression is totally out of control. Once considered a major psychiatric illness that skirted suicide and wrecked careers and marriages, it has become as common as the common cold.