Experts state that women who have ever suffered from depression should think twice before they stop taking their medication when they get pregnant.

A study conducted by Harvard psychiatrist Lee Cohen discovered that 68 percent of women who stopped taking their antidepressants — relapsed, in comparison with only 26 percent of women who stayed on their medication. The findings were reported by USA Today.

One in 4 people is affected by clinical depression within their lives. Depression is a serious and long-lasting state of mind in which normal sadness grows into a painful state of hopelessness, listlessness, lack of motivation, and tiredness. However, clinical depression means something else for each person, varying from mild to severe.

When the weather is cold and the sky is gray, some people tend to feel sad and unhappy. But these feelings are nothing in comparison with serious, chronic depression that is resistant to any kind of treatment.

A new research states that children suffering from depression may face severe medical problems in their adult life, especially obesity and asthma.

According to a research by the Mental Health Foundation and Sustain from January 2006, the changes in dietary habits and farming methods from the last five decades seem to have played a crucial role in the noticeable rise in problems of mental health.

A new three-step plan might help people fight with symptoms of mild depression such as eating too much, low energy, tension, and problems with sleep and concentration.

Dr. Marie-Annette Brown has recently completed research at the University of Washington to examine the effects of light, physical activity, and vitamin therapy on women’s moods.