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There is a long held belief that grateful people are usually happier people and less prone to suffer from serious depression. When one suffers from depression, all can seem hopeless, as if there is no way out.

Social Media presents a remarkable tool for communication. However, many researchers are finding that this powerful tool is often a significant contributor social isolation resulting in a measurable increase in depression.

How often have you heard the phrase: Experience is the best teacher. But is it really? Experience is one way to learn, often a painful way. And yet we often see people repeating the same mistakes over and over again.

In this series on depression, we are looking at ways that we can lessen the impact of serious depression or avoid it altogether. This video looks at the effects of sleep.

Has the United States turned from the Home of the Brave into the Land of the Lazy? Although the causes vary, worker shortages are abundant in many nations.

Clinical depression is becoming a major problem for an increasing portion of society.

Do you want to improve your health, and the health of your family members? While strengthening your relationship with your spouse and children? Do you want to help improve your child's grades while reducing your level of stress?

While there are biological causes for depression, this is by no means the only factor which may contribute to this problem.

Over 400 years ago, a 33 year old citizen of France landed on the shore of a new land. Even at this young age, he was a seasoned explorer and a brilliant map-maker.

Depression is not a respecter of persons; it impacts people of all different backgrounds and in all kinds of circumstances. However, there are some biological contributors to depression.

You likely remember the slogan, “Just say no to drugs.” It seems simple enough. The message that drugs are destructive is one that most would agree with.

Great plagues have ravaged populations throughout man's history. These plagues afflict rich and poor alike--they do not discriminate. One study set the cost of depression and anxiety to Canada at nearly $50 billion annually.