A proposed change to depression’s definition could greatly expand the number of people treated, a new study says.
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“ Someplace Like America: Tales From the New Great Depression ,” the latest collaboration from Columbia journalism professor Dale Maharidge and Post photographer Michael S. Williamson, tells the story of American industry and its workers — a story the two began to document more than 30 years ago and published in the mid-’80s in “Journey to Nowhere.” That work inspired Bruce Springsteen to compose the lyrics to “Youngstown” and “The New Timer.” Read full article > >
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Bruce Springsteen on ‘Someplace Like America’
“Why are we having a depression, Daddy?” It’s a clarifying exercise to try to explain complex issues to a 14-year-old. Like my daughter, for instance. If you can do it, you’re probably focused on what matters. If you can’t, you’re probably caught in the weeds. It’s not easy to meet this test when it comes to the impending catastrophe in Europe . But let’s try. Read full article > >
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Europe made easy
Almost four years after sustaining severe head injuries in an N.H.L. game, the former linesman Pat Dapuzzo is working as a scout for the Maple Leafs. He continues to deal with depression.
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Thanking people is good manners — at least that’s what I’ve tried to impress on my kids — but it may also lead to better, healthier lives. “We know that grateful kids are happier [and] more satisfied with their lives,” says Jeffrey Froh, an assistant professor of psychology at Hofstra University who focuses on the topic . “They report better relationships with friends and family, higher GPAs, less materialism, less envy and less depression, along with a desire to connect to their community and to want to give back.” He adds that there’s an even larger field of research on adults showing that being thankful has numerous psychological, social and even physical benefits such as lower blood pressure. Read full article > >
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Teaching kids to be grateful may have long-term benefits even though it’s not easy
Thanking people is good manners — at least that’s what I’ve tried to impress on my kids — but it may also lead to better, healthier lives. “We know that grateful kids are happier [and] more satisfied with their lives,” says Jeffrey Froh, an assistant professor of psychology at Hofstra University who focuses on the topic . “They report better relationships with friends and family, higher GPAs, less materialism, less envy and less depression, along with a desire to connect to their community and to want to give back.” He adds that there’s an even larger field of research on adults showing that being thankful has numerous psychological, social and even physical benefits such as lower blood pressure. Read full article > >
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The husband of a woman who stepped in front of a train while suffering postnatal depression criticises the care she received, speaking after an inquest into her death.
As the Occupy Wall Street demonstrators moved to Washington on Thursday and swarmed outside the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, President Obama was at the other end of Lafayette Square trying to align himself with the swelling protest movement. “I think it expresses the frustrations that the American people feel, that we had the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression, huge collateral damage all throughout the country, all across Main Street, and yet you’re still seeing some of the same folks who acted irresponsibly trying to fight efforts to crack down on abusive practices that got us into this problem in the first place,” the president said at a news conference in the East Room. Read full article > >
As the Occupy Wall Street demonstrators moved to Washington on Thursday and swarmed outside the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, President Obama was at the other end of Lafayette Square trying to align himself with the swelling protest movement. “I think it expresses the frustrations that the American people feel, that we had the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression, huge collateral damage all throughout the country, all across Main Street, and yet you’re still seeing some of the same folks who acted irresponsibly trying to fight efforts to crack down on abusive practices that got us into this problem in the first place,” the president said at a news conference in the East Room. Read full article > >
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Doctors say the current generation of students has a greater risk of anxiety and depression than previous ones, amid rising debt and job uncertainty.
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Women who drink two or more cups of coffee a day are less likely to experience depression, researchers have discovered.
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Coffee ‘may prevent depression’
Wade Mainer, 104, a show-stopping banjo player from North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains who was a vital link in the evolution of bluegrass music, died Sept. 12 at his home in Flint, Mich. He had congestive heart failure. The death was confirmed by radio host and Mainer biographer Dick Spottswood. Mr. Mainer , widely known as the grandfather of bluegrass, was one of the last of a generation of rural string-band musicians who recorded during the Depression. Because of his prolific career on radio, disc and stage, he earned an invitation to the White House to play for President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Read full article > >
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Wade Mainer, banjo pioneer, dies at 104
Recent events bear an intriguing resemblance to 1937-38, and the recession within a Depression, which galvanized policy makers who had grown complacent about the recovery.
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Common Sense: Aftershock to Economy Has a Precedent That Holds Lessons
Women who have a history of depression may also be at increased risk of suffering a stroke, US researchers suggest.
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Depression linked to stroke risk
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