Is Depression a Mental Illness? No. – www.ihealthtube.com Dr. Gary Kohls defines depression and explains why he thinks it is not a mental illness. He says it’s not a chemical imbalance and can lead to addiction of prescription drugs.

 

Local support group lifts bipolar and depressed

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BARSTOW • In a brightly lit, large conference room at the Barstow Mental Health Clinic, a small group meets to discuss their personal struggles with clinical depression and bipolar disorder. “Ups & Downs” has met for the past 15 years as a free group …
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Mental illness acquittal of butcher wife killer

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A New South Wales butcher who stabbed and bashed his wife to death has been found not guilty of murder due to mental illness. Paul Mundy killed his wife Michelle last year in the unit above their butcher shop at Cowra, in the state's central west. In a …
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Experts call for mental illness screening for children

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LONDON (Reuters) – Leading mental health experts are calling for school children to be screened for risk of mental illnesses such as depression and have devised a test that reliably identifies those at high risk. The test can be done on a computer and …
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