On a gray, rainy day in March 2024, Dr. Norman Rosenthal, a clinical professor of psychiatry at Georgetown University Medical School, called me from Maryland to, ironically, discuss spring euphoria.

In the northern hemisphere, flowers are starting to blossom; days are warmer and getting longer. Spring is in the air. And, for some, an increase in mood disturbance (record screeches to a halt). That ...

Feeling persistently sad, exhausted, or hopeless doesn’t always mean you’re dealing with clinical depression. Several medical conditions create nearly identical symptoms that can fool both patients ...