Elevated mood episodes are known as mania or hypomania, and times of low mood are referred to as depressive episodes. Like most lifelong mental health conditions, bipolar disorder can cause ...

Sometimes depression manifests as a persistent low mood, a condition known as dysthymia which is usually marked by years-long periods of low energy, low self-esteem, and little ability to ...

“Major depressive disorder” is another name for clinical depression. This condition can cause a persistent low mood, sleep disturbances, difficulty focusing, a loss of motivation, and other ...

Research suggests that there’s a link between low calcium and low mood – here’s what an expert makes of it. As for food, the connection between the gut and brain has long been accepted ...

For people dealing with low mood or depression, the festive season can be a particularly difficult time for a number of reasons. Here are some simple ways to make the Christmas period easier to ...

It’s part of life. Anxious thoughts and feelings and low mood are not illnesses. They are signals that we humans have evolved and these feelings tell us when to lie low and avoid danger.