Depression - Videos

A specialist weighs in on how to deal with your kids' trauma.

The tragic school shooting in Connecticut still weighs heavily on our minds and hearts, even if we didn't have any personal involvement. It's especially true for children - who may be feeling scared after hearing the awful news.

Children who suffer from a post-traumatic stress disorder can benefit from psychological therapy.

Psychologists weigh in on the dealing with gun violence tragedies.

Can the mental health of a dad-to-be affect his unborn baby?

A new study links sweetened drinks, especially diet drinks, to an increased risk of depression.

Do you have a history of self sabotage? It is an emotional component of your life that you are having a trouble managing. A new book is her to help you control your "Killer Emotions."

Brooke Shields opens up about her battle with Post-Partum depression and unpacks the ways in which it affects people and the treatment for it. Part of the series Mondays With Marlo on MarloThomas.com

Full Segment: For some the holidays bring feelings of joy and togetherness, but for others they can bring anxiety, stress and depression. What's the best way to deal with it?

Research shows women are twice more likely to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder than men. It not only messes with the mind, it can hurt your health. Now, one woman is talking about her struggle to help others.

Full Segment: Our country is unequipped to help families who have mentally ill children. How can we change the way that we treat these children and how we support their families?

Our country is unequipped to help families who have mentally ill children. How can we change the way that we treat these children and how we support their families? Community members Andy Sapp, Lon Woodbury, Christina Shaver, Steven Dickstein and Brian Lombrowski join Marc to discuss.

Christina Shaver, mother of an eight-year-old special needs child, speaks out on how difficult it is to find proper care, and why she doesn't want to put her child into a psychiatric facility.

Columbia University Department of Psychiatry Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman joins the News Hub to discuss what compels mentally ill people to commit acts of destruction and violence. Photo: Getty Images.

Dr. Phil asks Dr. Travis about his experience as a first responder dealing with tragedies that involve children.

Dr. John Walkup, director of child and adolescent psychiatry at New York Presbyterian Hospital, discusses how children may be dealing with traumatic events such as the school shooting in Connecticut.

Dr. Roger Walsh of U.C. Irvine says health and happiness are right under baby boomers' noses with easy therapeutic lifestyle changes or TLCs. We can change for the better without medications or counseling, by eating a good diet, being active, appreciating nature, friends and by volunteering. Keep it simpleand keep it healthy.

Depression is a disorder affecting nearly 15 million of Americans. Pfizer's Dr. Freda Lewis-Hall, M.D. discusses the physical and mental signs and how to get help. Plus, E.R. physician Dr. Travis Stork explains what happens to your brain when you feel depressed.

Remember that because you care for another person, your own care matters so much. Events will occur that are simply out of your control, so be good to yourself when they do, says Forrest Hong, Ph.D., a spokesperson for the National Association of Social Workers.

When medication alone doesn't work, can adding cognitive behavioral therapy ease symptoms?

Until now, only anorexia & bulimia have been classified as legitimate eating disorders. This new label will provide help for those who struggle with food. Joining Nancy Redd to discuss are guests Rachel Kramer Bussel, Jennifer Smith and Carmine Famiglietti.

Full Segment: Until now, only anorexia & bulimia have been classified as legitimate eating disorders. This new label will provide help for those who struggle with food.

Find out what Seasonal Affective Disorder is and what you can do to avoid getting it.

Do you experience "uncomfortable feelings" or have extra time on your hands since retirement, have lost your job or are a stressed-out caregiver? If you're a baby boomer who needs emotional support, you reach for a bottle of alcohol or pills or are addicted to Internet pornography, you have company. As baby boomers continue to age, the number of people seeking treatment for substance abuse will double by 2020, Tricia Greaves of The Nelson Center for Emotional Healing told Mind Your Body TV.

Experts say nearly 36% of baby boomers are obese and emotional overeating may play a role. This behavior includes eating binges or grazing, preoccupation with reducing diets, starving, laxative or diuretic abuse, inducing vomiting after eating, chewing and spitting out food, fantasies about food and a constant preoccupation with food. Many emotional overeaters use food as a reward or comfort, says Tricia Greaves of The Nelson Center for Emotional Healing.

Learn about these 5 bizarre eating disorders. Here are 5 bizarre eating disorders:Number 5 - Number 5 - Coprophagia. The act of ingesting feces. Yes, you heard it right, feces. Many animals are known to practice this but it's also been observed in some humans who usually suffered from psychiatric illnesses. Consuming feces can lead to health issues such as intestinal parasites, diarrhea, and many blood-borne diseases.Number 4 - Trichophagia. It is a disorder in which a person ingests hair.

Full Segment: Could our pursuit of happiness actually be making us miserable? Would we be happier if we learned to enjoy uncertainty, embrace insecurity, and even value death?

Could our pursuit of happiness actually be making us miserable? Would we be happier if we learned to enjoy uncertainty, embrace insecurity, and even value death?

Sharing her story with media for the first time, Heather Bowman, treated at a local center, opens up about the eating disorders and sexual abuse that haunts her past. By Ann Zevely and Deanne Goodman

Learn about obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) in children and adults.