depression

Now there's proof as to why you should steer clear of gloomy people.

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Depression is one of the greatest problems and killers of our time.  Former pro football player Eric Hipple knows that for a fact!  Eric's son committed suicide when he was 15 years old.

Eric tells KSOO Radio:  "Sometimes in my life (especially after my son's death), I felt life wasn't worth living

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Eileen White, who battled mental illness for over three decades, says it is possible to recover a day at a time.

"No matter how ill you get," Eileen tells KSOO Radio, "no matter how down you are there is help out there

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Mental disorders are common in the United States and internationally.  An estimated 22 percent of Americans ages 18 and older (about 1 in 5 adults) suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year

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Chronic stressful life situations can increase the risk of developing depression if you aren't coping with the stress well.  Carol Kivler, the author of the best selling book Will I Ever Be The Same Again, knows that for a fact! Carol was first diagnosed with a mental illness in 1990.  Since

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If you're suffering from depression, Carol Kivler says there is hope!

Diagnosed with a mental illness in 1990, Carol has battled periodic bouts of medication resistant depression---responsive only to ECT (electroconvulsive therapy)

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Approximately 18.8 million American adults, or about 9.5 percent of the U.S. population age 18 and older in a given year, have a depressive disorder.  Author and motivational speaker Carol Kivler knows that for a fact!

First diagnosed with a mental illness in 1990, Carol suffers from periodic acute bouts of medication-resistent depression, responsive only to ECT {electroconvulsive therapy}

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On A Better You, Dr. Lorraine Huet-Holm and Karla Harmon, a behavioral health triage therapist, with Sanford Health are Rick Knobe's guests discussing physical illness and depression.

Broadcast Saturday, March 16, 2013

I saw a story online that said the third Monday in January can be the most depressing day of the year.

It has to do with failed New Year's resolutions, an expensive Christmas, fewer daylight hours and that sort of thing

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 I will never forget my  first Christmas following a devastating divorce.  I was living in Nashville, Tennessee at the time.  Unlike the previous holidays, I was now by myself.   It’s true: when in pain, we tend to isolate.  And that’s

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