Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Depression

The recent death of Robin Williams has sparked a new interest in depression.  What is it?  What are the causes?  What are the signs?  What can be done to treat it?  The National Institute of Mental Health has attempted to answer many of those questions in this online "booklet" on depression: 

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/depression/index.shtml

The good news is that there are many effective treatments.  The key is getting everyone to realize that just as significant physical pain should trigger a visit to a doctor, significant mental pain should trigger one as well.

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