Stanford’s Sapolsky On Depression in US (Full Lecture) – Stanford Professor Robert Sapolsky, posits that depression is the most damaging disease that you can experience. Right now it is the number four cause of disability in the US and it is becoming more common. Sapolsky states that depression is as real of a biological disease as is diabetes. Stanford University: www.stanford.edu Stanford University Channel on YouTube: www.youtube.com

 

Research cites parallels of debt and depression

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Lawrence Berger, a University of Wisconsin at Madison associate professor of social work, has found that when the dollar amount of a person's debt increases by 10 percent, depressive symptoms — like not being able to shake the blues, feeling lonely, …
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Schulz says EU on path to depression: report

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European Parliament President Martin Schulz views the European Union as headed for a depression, according to an interview with Saturday's edition of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. "[The E.U.] is on a path to a depression, apathy, a mood of not …
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Seasonal Depression: 9 Ways To Ward Off The Winter Blues

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They call it the winter blues for a reason. In the depths of January and February, when it's cold and gray and dark outside, it's easy to get caught up in feelings of sadness, exhaustion and general malaise. And in fact, there's more to it than just …
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