The Latest Breaking News from Depression

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PHILADELPHIA -- When U.S. Sen. John Fetterman checked into a hospital for clinical depression last month, critics questioned whether he would be able to serve his six-year term.

Nearly 3 in 4 who take antidepressants do not get complete relief and are usually categorized as having a difficult-to-treat type of depression referred to, controversially, as “treatment-resistant depression.” We see patients who feel demoralized by the implied and untrue notion that their depression is “incurable."

Misinformation about antidepressants is rife and is probably fuelling their rise in use. Chief among these false ideas are:

A plumber who shows up to fix a leaking toilet with a single tool is not likely to succeed. The same is true if a mental health professional offers only one approach for a complex problem like depression.

Health care workers often put the health and safety of their patients first, neglecting to take care of themselves. By providing continuous services around the clock, many experience short and poor-quality sleep, risking not only their own health and safety but also increasing the risk of making errors that can…

Drugs targeting the ‘happy hormone’ are widely used for depression. But some question whether the condition is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain

Former vice-president took aim at transportation secretary for taking maternity leave and joked about postpartum depression

They found that depression and anxiety symptoms doubled in children as suicide attempts among young people rose substantially

Characters like Sunny Gryce, a competitive and litigious grocer, can be found all through Depression-era history

Wynne Evans, famously known for starring as tenor Gio Compario in the Go.Compare adverts, has recently lost more than five stone and feels ‘amazing’