Our immune system uses inflammation to fend off infection and heal injuries, but when this system is overburdened by stress and physical illness, inflammation can also fuel mental health conditions like depression.

Unaddressed mental health concerns can echo through the generations of a family, but the exact path depression, anxiety, and other disorders may take through the branches of a family tree isn’t always straightforward.

Advances in assessment and intervention could help tip the scale toward survival, one life at a time.

A growing body of research supports the fact that, with acceptance and autonomy, people who are transgender can live just as happily as anyone else.