High-functioning depression can be hard to spot, a psychiatrist says. People-pleasing can hide it even more.

Dr. Judith Joseph researches high-functioning depression. Dr. Judith Joseph Dr. Judith Joseph is a psychiatrist who researches high-functioning depression. People with high-functioning depression can look like overachievers or people-pleasers. Untreated high-functioning depression can lead to physical symptoms and unhealthy coping habits. On the surface, being a people-pleaser seems to come with perks. Always being agreeable can keep people around; saying yes to every last-minute work reque...