Articles by Andrew Solomon:

Emily Bazelon’s intelligent, rigorous “Sticks and Stones” charts the experiences of a few bullied children and synthesizes the scholarship on how to contain ...

If we want to stem violence, we need to begin by stemming despair.

My mother died twenty years ago this month—on June 19, 1991. At least, that’s the date I observe. It was on the 19th that she gathered the family together and took a ...

In February 1982, in the middle of my freshman year, I was invited to a party by the most glamorous sophomore I had ever met (now one of my closest friends), and I was wildly ...

This article is a survey of the field of depression that looks at the illness in social and cultural terms, attempting to examine how it functions across history, across ...

Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. It costs more in treatment and lost productivity than anything but heart ...

It’s been quite a year for Honest Abe. January saw the publication of C. A. Tripp’s The Intimate World of Abraham Lincoln, which makes a strained case for Lincoln’s ...

As the author of “The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression,” I am writing to express my shock and dismay about the comments made by MIT admissions Dean Marilee ...

There are proven medical benefits to being optimistic. But if you’re not naturally happy, can you will yourself to have a better attitude?

Under mounting pressure, the Food and Drug Administration last week announced changes in the labeling of 10 antidepressants to reflect apprehension that they may increase ...