depression

Get back to basics like sleep, exercise and healthy food. As more Americans report dealing with depression, psychiatrist Dr. Joshua Weiner told News4’s Eun Yang his recommendations.

A hospital system in Virginia now screens patients for depression when they visit the doctor. It’s a simple questionnaire patients fill out before the appointment. “This allows us to have early detection and follow up for depression, which impacts our lives and saves lives, too,” Inova Behavioral Health Services President Dr. Linda Lang said. Every patient starts by answering...

The new system allows the hospital system to have early detection and follow-up for depression. News4’s Eun Yang reports.

A new study found that exercise could be an effective treatment for some people suffering depression.

Millions of people across the U.S. use medication to help with depression, but some continue to struggle. News4’s Eun Yang asks Psychiatrist Dr. Joshua Weiner about how to get more help to manage depression.

Seasonal Affective Disorder affects countless Americans every year, but how many actually know what it is? Dr. Kelly Rohan and Dr. Norman Rosenthal explain the disorder, and how to treat it.

Zac Efron’s bod was rock hard in the 2017 hit “Baywatch,” but he’s not interested in looking like that ever again. In a new interview with Men’s Health, the 34-year-old looked back on bulking up for the blockbuster, admitting that the look is just not really attainable.

In a cover story interview for Men’s Health, Zac Efron recalled the negative effects of his preparation for the 2017 movie “Baywatch.”

Dr. Joshua Weiner shares what parents should know about finding help for mental help concerns.

In the last couple of decades, many health experts have said that depression occurs due to a deficiency of a brain chemical or chemicals, and that antidepressants work by correcting that imbalance. A recent study suggests there is no evidence that low levels of serotonin cause depression. Psychiatrist Dr. Joshua Weiner joins News4’s Eun Yang to discuss the ramifications of...

Summer is not all sunshine for some people when the heat can cause fatigue and expensive vacations can lead to money worries. News4 spoke to a clinical therapist about summer depression.

Can allergies worsen spring depression? News4’s Eun Yang speaks to psychiatrist Dr. Joshua Weiner about how the weather changes can affect our mood and how to prevent possible issues.

One of the first stories about seasonal affective disorder, published in the The Washington Post in 1981, starts with a young woman telling her psychiatrist that she “should have been a bear” because of her urge to hibernate when the days become shorter in the fall. She was kind of joking, the outlet noted, but her awareness of her cyclical…