How I Discovered My Depression—and Began to Confront It
With suicide rising among undiagnosed American depressives, I recognized it was time to admit I needed help.
Depression
More Evidence That Abortion Does Not Cause Depression
A common talking point among anti-abortion activists is debunked.
Trump Reportedly Watches Four-Plus Hours of TV a Day. Science Says That's Not a Great Idea.
Pacific Standard checks out the studies.
Why Aren't We Talking About Postpartum Mood Disorders in Immigrant Women?
A variety of factors, including shallow community networks and language barriers, can compound the effects of postpartum mood disorders among immigrant women. Yet the research still falls startlingly behind.
A New Breakthrough for How We Treat Depression
Scientists were able to change deep-brain activity in mice using just scalp electrodes, pointing toward cheaper, non-invasive procedures to treat depression and other illnesses.
What Happens When You Tell Siri You're Depressed?
A look at whether smartphone assistants know to recognize and respond when their owners are in acute distress.
Happy Thoughts Can Make You Sad
Not today, not tomorrow, but positive daydreaming may lead to depression down the road.
Grieving Suicides
Research finds that grieving suicides puts individuals at heightened risk for attempting suicide themselves.
How Can We Treat the Seriously Mentally Ill Before Tragedy Occurs, Instead of After?
Laura's Law could provide a middle ground between the old norm of total institutionalization and the new one of total abandonment. But the statute is struggling to reconcile forestalling tragedies with patients' rights.
Treating the Mentally Ill Before It's Too Late
An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers.
Five Studies: To Sleep, Perchance to Cheer Up
On the powerful relationship between insomnia and depression.
Spreading Healthy Moods Through Adolescents' Social Networks
British researchers report surrounding yourself with emotionally healthy friends is an effective way to avoid—or recover from—depression.
The Future of Work: We Have Been Here Before
The latest entry in a special project in which business and labor leaders, social scientists, technology visionaries, activists, and journalists weigh in on the most consequential changes in the workplace.
The Dangerous Weight of Expectations
Why do so many Asian-American students suffer from depression?
Personalized Medicine Is Coming to Addiction Treatment
Using gene testing to find the right drug for the right person at the right time is medicine's cutting edge. Addiction researchers are identifying promising genetic targets for treatments for alcohol, nicotine, and other drugs.
When Economic Instability Turns Deadly
In Greece, there's a link between a weakened economy and mental health.
Behind the Mask: Psychopathy and 'The Myth of the Born Criminal'
The idea of the psychopath is both comforting and dangerous. The Myth of the Born Criminal helps explain why.
Feeling Down? Take a Walk in the Woods
Researchers suggest walks in nature—but not in urban areas—may help ease a key component of depression.
This Is What It's Like When Gambling Is Your Drug
My buddy prefers gambling to every other substance or behavior, including sex, food, and sleep. He's lost count of how much he won, but it's less than what he lost. Now, in middle age, he says he's over it.
What's Behind Post-Brain Injury Depression and Anxiety?
A study suggests damaged white matter, the brain's signal cables, may be to blame.
Why Men Kill Themselves
In every country in the world, male suicides outnumber female. Will Storr asks why.
Long Term, Bullying Might Be Worse Than Abuse and Neglect
Children bullied by their peers are upwards of 60 percent more likely to suffer mental illness as adults than kids who are abused and neglected, according to a new study.