Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

Seasonal depression, or seasonal affective disorder (SAD), is a type of depression caused by the change in season, according to Cleveland Clinic. Because you are stuck inside and it gets dark early, ...

Depression is characterized by a persistent low mood that can affect quality of life. If symptoms usually only occur in the winter months, it may be seasonal affective disorder (SAD), or major ...

People who struggle with depression could face a higher risk of diabetes, according to new research from Diabetes U.K., a British charity that aims to improve the care and treatment of people with ...

The core experiences of depression — changes in energy, activity, thinking, and mood — have been described for more than 10,000 years. The word “depression” has been used for about 350 years. Given ...

New genetic research has revealed that depression may be a direct cause of Type 2 diabetes, according to scientists from the UK. The two conditions have always been linked: Patients with Type 2 ...

Wendy Wisner is a journalist and international board certified lactation consultant (IBCLC). She has written about all things pregnancy, maternal/child health, parenting, and general health and ...

People with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) also often experience depression. OCD is a mental health condition that causes people to have obsessions and compulsions. Obsessions are repeated ...

Postpartum depression (PPD), sometimes called perinatal depression, is a type of severe depression that happens to some ...