On January 30, NPR’s Talk of the Nation included segment titled “Balancing Work, Medication, and Mental Illness.” It was good to hear this respected program focus on an issue that affects so many people, in a venue in which it...
Read morePrenatal Depression – Another Stigma
Three cheers for Jessica Grose who is helping to take the stigma off of prenatal depression. Much of what she says could be said about depression but it is especially poignant for pregnant women who have no supportive doctor, family or community...
Read moreUnderstanding the caregiver's lot
In an article in the Manchester Guardian recently, five people spoke out about what depression is like for them. Too often what depression is is often dismissed by others who have only felt blue for a day or have never felt down (believe it or...
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