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PhD students display twice…

February 11, 2019Weirdo

PhD students display twice as many symptoms of psychiatric disorders such as depression than other people.

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1972 democratic vice presidential…

February 5, 2019Weirdo

1972 democratic vice presidential candidate Thomas Eagleton was forced to drop out of the race after he was humiliated by the “revelation” that he had been treated for chronic depression.

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In Japan doctors would prescribe…

March 29, 2018March 29, 2018Weirdo

In Japan doctors would prescribe “Forest therapy” to treat depression and anxiety. The scent of the trees increases activity of the natural killer cells that enhances your immune system which boosts resistance against stress.

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The military under Richard Nixon was ordered…

May 18, 2016Weirdo

The military under Richard Nixon was ordered not to react to any orders from the president due to his depression.

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Abraham Lincoln suffered from a lifelong “melancholy,”…

March 9, 2016Weirdo

Abraham Lincoln suffered from a lifelong “melancholy,” a condition we now call clinical depression. His suffering was so severe, that his community had to put him under a “suicide watch.”

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Hard partying may just be “masked depression,” a clinical condition…

April 19, 2015Weirdo

Hard partying may just be “masked depression,” a clinical condition in which all the “fun” is just a way to conceal overall unhappiness and lowered self-esteem.

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Cytokines, proteins that cause inflammation and tell the body…

January 6, 2015Weirdo

Cytokines, proteins that cause inflammation and tell the body to go into “sickness mode” increase in number during depressive episodes. Researchers are beginning to investigate the link between depression and inflammation/allergic reactions in the body.

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A city in Sweden uses light therapy in bus stops…

October 17, 2014Weirdo

bus-stop-light-therapy-croppedA city in Sweden uses light therapy in bus stops to combat depression during winter when 19 hours of the day are darkness.

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Studies show that an increase in Facebook usage is heavily linked to decrease…

September 7, 2014Weirdo

Studies show that an increase in Facebook usage is heavily linked to decrease in satisfaction with your own life and higher likelihood of depression.

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Doctors are now prescribing books…

June 24, 2014Weirdo

Doctors are now prescribing books to treat depression.

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