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Depression Is a Real Illness

Depression is a medical condition, not a character flaw. Get the facts here.

Facts You Should Know About Depression

Life-saving facts that everyone should know about depression.

Beyond Sadness

Sadness is a normal response to life's troubles that we will all experience. How do you know when you have gone beyond sadness and need to seek help for clinical depression?

Childhood Depression: The Myth

Kids have nothing to be depressed about, or do they? Learn about one of the most overlooked depressed populations. Part one of a series.

Depression Is a Brain Disease

Depression is not a moral weakness. It is an illness that is highly treatable.

Depression: More --and Meaner--Than it Seems

An introduction to the realities of depression from The Harvard Mahoney Neuroscience Institute Letter.

Mental Illness Is No Myth!

An article about mental illness as a medical condition with a biological basis.

What Does Clinical Depression Feel Like?

Excellent reading for those who are struggling to understand how their depressed friends or loved ones are feeling.

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