‘I felt completely out of control’

One in 10 pregnant women develop some form of mental disturbance - from anxiety, irritability and sadness to obsessive compulsive disorder, agoraphobia and thoughts of suicide. At last, says Lucy Atkins, prenatal depression is being taken seriously

A different shade of blue

Nick Johnstone: When doctors diagnose a bad patch as clinical depression, there are serious human costs

This woman can make you happy

For 25 years, the clinical psychologist Dorothy Rowe has helped millions out of depression. Now she tells Louise Carpenter about her own tormented childhood and marriage - and why happiness is a state of mind.

Is a country walk better than Prozac?

Patrick Barkham: A stroll in a park increased self-esteem in 90% of a group of people suffering from depression and 71% reported decreased levels of depression.

Eternal sunshine

It’s sold as happiness in a blister pack - a cure-all that has changed the way we think about wellbeing. As Prozac reaches its 20th birthday, Anna Moore presents 20 things you need to know about the most widely used antidepressant in the world.

How we learned to stop having fun

We used to know how to get together and really let our hair down. Then, in the early 1600s, a mass epidemic of depression broke out - and we've been living with it ever since. Something went wrong, but what? Barbara Ehrenreich unpicks the causes of our unhappiness.

How can I save my son from suicide?

Health panel: Her son grew up in a happy home, but depression has left him suicidal. How can his desperate mother persuade him to go on? Three experts offer some urgent advice.