An Interesting Video from the '60s on Suicidal Behavior and Advice on Recognition and Intervention

SUICIDE - THE UNHEARD CRY. Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer presents an analysis of suicidal personalities and the behavior patterns based in a military setting emphasizing that assistance can be offered to prevent suicide attempts.



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Thoughts on the Link Between Mental Illness and Creativity: Case Study Being Vincent van Gogh By Christine Stapleton

I love van Gogh – not just his paintings and drawings. I love his letters - hundreds and hundreds of letters in which he shares the minutia of his life – from impotence to absinthe. Gossip, advice, critique, paints, colors, hues, canvas, food, weather, God and his mental illness(es). Because the letters are dated it is possible to match a painting to a letter and hear van Gogh describe how he felt when he painted it – his state of mind and health. It as if van Gogh is the docent at his own exhibit.

        Vincent van Gogh self portrait via public domain library    

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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.

Stanford's Sapolsky On Depression in U.S. (Full Lecture)



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What Do Mood Swings Feel Like?

Mike, an electrical engineer, seems to go through a range of several emotions in a single day. Sometimes when he wakes up in the morning, he feels excited and positive about the day ahead. He jokes with his family at breakfast and is in a great mood for most of the morning. On his lunch break, Mike suddenly feels depressed. He feels tense and aggravated. Sometimes he even feels aggressive. Later in the day he feels restless and bored with work. Everything seems unimportant. When he comes home from work, sometimes he is short and distant from his wife and children. Later in the evening, his spirits lift and he wants to spend quality time with his family. Every day seems like a rollercoaster. Click anywhere in this sentence to continue reading...

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Depression and Cognitive Dysfunction

An excellent take on how it feels to have depression and too how it relates to various cognitive dysfunctions.

2006 Rare Neuroimmunologic Disorders Symposium Depression and Cognitive Dysfunction Adam I. Kaplin, MD, PhD

A lot of links with healing depression in mind...

Goldberg Depression Questionnaire

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