There are no easy answers for helping someone struggling with depression, especially if you’ve already tried and tried. Here are some tips from experts. By Heather Murphy Jun. 7th, 2018 more »
Read MoreWhat is depression? Depressed people don’t all shuffle around with a long face, or cry at any provocation. MentalHealth.gov, a US government website, defines it as “losing interest in important more »
Read MoreAfrican American children are taking their lives at roughly twice the rate of their white counterparts, according to a new study that shows a widening gap between the two groups. more »
Read MoreYou’ve probably heard the term “shock treatment” used to describe electroconvulsive therapy or ECT. Psychiatrists don’t like the term because of the stigma surrounding it, which they say prevents the more »
Read MoreDepression runs in families, we know. But it is only very recently, and after considerable controversy and frustration, that we are beginning to know how and why. The major scientific more »
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