Clinical Depression

Mary Kennedy's Suicide Stirs a Memory

Lea Lane | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Death and Dying, Clinical Depression, Women, Westchester County New York, Mary Richardson Kennedy, Depression, Mental Health, Suicide, Personal Stories, Healthy Living News
Lea Lane

Like Mary Richardson Kennedy appears to have been, Delia was a beloved person who died too young from terminal depression. It can happen to anyone. Even those who seem to have it all.

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'I Became So Depressed That I Stopped Going To School'

| Karen A., 16 | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: La Youth, Depression, Suicidal-Thoughts, Depression Medication, Depression Factors, Clinical Depression, Anxiety, Teen Depression, Anxiety Disorder, Family-Depression, Teen News

This is a teen-written article from our friends at L.A. Youth, a nonprofit organization that uses media as a tool for young people to examine themselv...

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Identifying Depression

Norman E. Rosenthal, M.D. | Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mental Health, Clinical Depression, Identifying Depression, Signs of Depression, Diagnosing Depression, Healthy Living News
Norman E. Rosenthal, M.D.

Depression is a different type of beast, a "black dog," as Winston Churchill often used when describing his own signs and symptoms. How do you know if you're depressed and not just sad?

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Practical Tips To Avoid The Holiday Blues

Judith S. Beck, Ph.D. | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Cbt, Clinical Depression, Depression, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Depression in Winter, Winter and Depression, Winter Depression, Mental Health, Healthy Living News
Judith S. Beck, Ph.D.

The holidays are often a time when folks complain of feeling down or blue. These feelings are real, but most of the time, they are mild and temporary -- not true symptoms of clinical depression.

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Please Don't Feed the Narcissist: The Fantasia Barrino Follies

Melody Breyer-Grell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Melody Breyer-Grell

Here I am, writing another piece regarding an American Idol spawn, and hating myself for it.

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The Struggle to Overcome Depression

Susan Polis Schutz | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Major Depression, How to Be Happy, Clinical Depression, Relationship Advice, Treating Depression, The Inner Life, Healthy Living News
Susan Polis Schutz

As I look back, I recognize that being able to talk about my depression was almost as agonizing as going through it. Ultimately, though it was therapeutic for me.

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Suicide Prevention: Can a New Technology Help?

Wray Herbert | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Psychological Science, Clinical Depression, Mental Health, Suicide Prevention, Death & Dying, Emotional Wellness, Healthy Living News
Wray Herbert

Even experienced clinical judgment often misses the mark. As a result, suicide experts have long hoped and searched for a clear behavioral marker of suicide risk. Now they may have found one.

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Am I Depressed Or Just Deep?

Therese Borchard | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Manic Depressive, Depressed, Depression, Melancholy, Therese Borchard, Clinical Depression, The Inner Life, Beyond Blue, PBS' This Emotional Life, Healthy Living News
Therese Borchard

I believed, along with all the other adults in my life, that my melancholy and sensitivity were part of my "special" make-up, that they were gifts to celebrate, not neuroses to treat.

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Medication Can Help The Severely Depressed

Robert David Jaffee | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Jama, Major Depression, Mental Health, Zoloft, Health, Paxil, Clinical Depression, Robert David, Prozac, Medication, Wellness, Anti-Depressants, Healthy Living News
Robert David Jaffee

The more depressed someone was, the more likely they were to benefit from taking anti-depressants. The studies showed that this was true, whether or not the patients took Paxil.

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Pharmaceutical Drug Pushers Lead to National Overdose

Francesca Biller-Safran | Posted 05.25.2011

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Francesca Biller-Safran

I only hope that some woman is lucky enough to be with a man who becomes afflicted with one side effect Viagra claims, a condition known as priapism, ...

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