mental health

Depression Symptoms Are Different for Men and Women

Depression Symptoms Can Be Different for Men and Women

In episode 11, “Depression and Suicide” we discuss, in part, how depression symptoms can be different for men and women. Imagine a picture of what a depressed person looks like. Chances are you’re picturing a person who looks like they have been crying and is very sad. Of course, looking sad may be how some people with depression appear. However, that is only one of the forms that depression may take. Depression is more than …

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Suicide and Global Crisis Are Linked

Global Crisis and Suicide Are Linked

In Episode 4: Suicide and Global Crisis we discuss the link between these phenomena, give some strategies for coping, and provide targeted info for groups that are the most vulnerable to suicide. All the way back to the middle ages there are accounts of suicide increasing during a time of widespread crisis. Ovid, in his book, The Metamorphoses, described people taking their lives at the time of the Great Plague. We witnessed this again in …

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