On a special episode (first released on May 16) of The Excerpt podcast: Many people have some experience with depression. Often the condition goes away, but what if it doesn't? What if it's something ...

On paper, Dr Judith Joseph’s life had never been going so well. Yet one night, sitting alone in her glossy office in Manhattan, Dr Joseph, now 44, had her head in her hands and the admission came ...

Judith Joseph has spent most of her life building an impressive résumé. She is a board-certified psychiatrist, chair of the Women in Medicine Initiative for Columbia University’s Vagelos College of ...

High-functioning depression can sit behind a polished life, making it hard for friends, colleagues, and even the person ...

High-functioning depression, often called persistent depressive disorder or dysthymia, is a tricky condition where people seem to have it all together on the surface but are quietly battling ...

The image most people attach to the word “depression” is of a solitary, lonely figure, despairing and downcast, silhouetted by a bleak landscape. We may wonder, “What happened to that poor soul?” Yet ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about Black and neurodivergent identity in the workplace. Many people with high-functioning depression have people who ...

Judith Joseph, MD, created the first research-backed framework for assessing high-functioning depression. Now, the psychiatrist wants Black women take charge of their happiness with it. Her upcoming ...

Depression is often linked with a lack of energy or inability to do small tasks. A new term which has entered the pop psychology zeitgeist paints a very different picture of depression.

The Cureus research points to a feeling called anhedonia as a core and often “hidden” symptom of high-functioning depression. As defined by the Cleveland Clinic, anhedonia is "the lack of interest, ...

Having high functioning depression and anxiety means that you can usually manage daily responsibilities while experiencing symptoms of depression and anxiety. When people talk about living with ...