Dear Amy: I have a very close friend who is extremely depressed. She is negative about every aspect of her life: marriage, career and self-image. She posts negative memes on Facebook about how ugly ...

Written by Nancy Sweeney, CLC, and Cara Gardenswartz PhD at GroupTherapyLA. Watching someone you care about slip away into the shadows of depression is a painful, helpless experience. You want to ...

I have a friend I’ll call “Scott.” We have known each other for 15 years or so and have been retired for the last few years. He enjoyed working before he retired due to a plant closure. Now Scott ...

It's common to try to lift the spirits of people suffering from mental health issues like depression—but that's a mistake. In the wake of Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade's suicides, here's what *not* ...

It’s tempting to try to “fix” a loved one’s depression, but it isn’t the wisest course of action. Here’s what to do instead.

Medical students face a variety of mental health problems but could be reluctant to seek help. In fact, research reveals that medical students are more likely to experience anxiety, burnout, and ...

If you suspect your child might be struggling mentally, but they haven’t explicitly said so, it can be difficult to know what to do or say to help them. Such was the predicament one parent faced ...

Dear Annie: My best friend and I have been close for over 20 years. We’ve seen each other through marriages, divorces, parenting challenges, health scares — you name it. She is the person I call when ...