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Depression Blog with Nancy Schimelpfening August 2007 Archive

By Nancy Schimelpfening, About.com Guide to Depression since 1998

Owen Wilson's Suicide Attempt Confirmed

Tuesday August 28, 2007
It has been confirmed by Extra that actor Owen Wilson, who starred in such movies as Wedding Crashers and Starsky & Hutch, attempted suicide on Sunday morning. ... Read More

Boo, the Psychiatric Service Dog

Tuesday August 28, 2007
My dog was a tremendous amount of help to me when I was depressed. When I would cry, he would look up at me with his head cocked to ... Read More

One-Legged Chicken Diagnosed With Depression

Tuesday August 28, 2007
Lilly the chicken is one well-loved bird. When she got her leg trapped in a barbed wire fence, her owner, Vicky Mills of Cwmbran, Torfaen, Wales, took out a ... Read More

Are Too Many People Being Diagnosed With Depression?

Tuesday August 21, 2007

Hypothyroidism and Depression

Tuesday August 21, 2007
Have you been feeling tired and depressed lately? Before you assume that you need an antidepressant, you might want to consider having your thyroid checked. Hypothyroidism, a disease in which ... Read More

Lower Brain Blood Flow Associated With Depression

Tuesday August 14, 2007
Lower brain blood flow is associated with depression, according to a new study published in the August issue of the Society of Nuclear Medicine. Using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)--a ... Read More

Are You and Your Therapist a Good Match?

Tuesday August 14, 2007
I just ran across an article on the Psychology Today Web site that I thought I'd share. It deals with the client-therapist relationship and how it can make or ... Read More

Research Volunteers Needed, Free Treatment Offered

Tuesday August 14, 2007
If you live in the New York City vicinity and are not currently doing well on a medication, you may be eligible to volunteer for brain imaging studies being conducted ... Read More

Vitamin Deficiencies and Depression

Tuesday August 7, 2007
Q. Could a vitamin and mineral supplement help my depression? A. The answer to this question is "maybe". There are several vitamin and mineral deficiencies that can cause ... Read More

High-Stress Job Doubles Risk of Depression

Tuesday August 7, 2007
A survey of workers in their early thirties found that those in high-stress jobs were twice as likely to suffer from depression and anxiety as those who held low-stress positions. According ... Read More

Pete Wentz Admits He Has Bipolar Disorder

Tuesday August 7, 2007
In an interview with Q magazine, Fall Out Boy bassist and songwriter Pete Wentz revealed that he has bipolar disorder. Wentz told the magazine: "I have manic depression. I obsess over ... Read More
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