However, behind increased involvement or even a decline in sociability, there may be much more than just a routine. These signs can be silent cries for help, revealing deep psychological suffering.

Amid January’s biting cold in Atlanta, one dog’s silent cry for help turned into a story that touched thousands. Wrapped in the chill of a snowstorm, a pitbull-boxer mix named Andre was ...

My first marathon, 15 years ago, was a cry for help. A silent cry, it turned out, because I told almost no one. I signed up for the race in Fresno, Calif., to try to erase a bad year.