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more about #depression more comments → morninggloria: At the end of the summer, does your hair turn white and fly off your head? If so, you're a dandelion. more » girl.of.your.dreams: My husband and I are thinking of having kids in the next few years, and I've always harbored this fear that because I have "issues" (anxiety, depressi... more » Rooo sez BISH PLZ: "that a genetic trait tremendously maladaptive in one situation can prove highly adaptive in another" Too bad it took an endlessly repetitive series... more » judgingamy: Everything in my life and my family's life so much more sense. What a wonderful essay. I've never been able to put to words the way i think some peopl... more » andBegorrah: But apparently half of sexually active teenage girls living in urban areas are chlamydias. (That's a flower, right? My trellis is covered with them.) more » labeled: I found this fascinating. My husband is the polar opposite of me. I'm very much a "roll with the punches" type, while he frets and broods. I'm an e... more » WashingMyHair: This article is so timely for me. My husband and I are working on our first child and I inherited ADD and it's related issues from my fathers side of... more » Flackette Goes Retro: Well, I think there is something to be said for learning to turn your quirks to your advantage. I have what I can only assume, based on family history... more » Penny: It's interesting to hear some scientific research behind this. I've always felt that if I didn't have two loving parents, who have staged more than a... more » PilgrimSoul: It's happened: Malcolm Gladwell-lite has set in. Except here the metaphors seem less apt than usual. A dandelion is not adaptable? Who knew? more » Her Grace: This just in: tautology is tautological! No surprise for me, having been a loner for most of ever. more » jfwlucy: This reminds me so much of George Sodini who shot up the exercise club, and his eventual extreme isolation from any sort of human contact at all -- ho... more » Uncommon Whore: Great. Just as I was feeling sorry for myself after spending Thanksgiving weekend alone, knowing I'm going to spend Christmas alone too. Awesome. more » Grim Reaper of the Forest: Having moved to a small town where we know no one (still after a year) and working from home, I understand this dilemma. It is like when you are dati... more » noisy doll: It's very difficult when a friend is specifically lonely in the romance department, and no matter how many friends he has, he won't stop talking about... more » -
#flowerchildren
"Orchid" Children: A New Way Of Looking At Genetics And Our Brains
Contemporary thinking has it that certain genes doom children to higher risk of depression, ADHD, and other difficulties. But in the right environment, these same genes may actually help kids thrive.
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#socialstudies
Infectious Diseases
Loneliness is contagious, say researchers. Apparently, it quickly becomes a vicious cycle, leading to the complete isolation of those already on the fringes of society. Experts believe this is a function of our natural tendency to drop the loners. [Reuters] -
#rip
Police Say Daul Kim Left A Suicide Note
The blog penned by model Daul Kim, who died last Thursday, apparently by her own hand, has been made invitation-only — probably because the news media have been trawling it for evidence of the 20-year-old's mental state.
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#prozacnation
Turn That Frown Upside Down: Is There A Good Reason We're Depressed?
Why we're depressed? Maybe "it's an adaptation - not a malfunction." But Nature doesn't care if you make it to work on time: More » -
#depressiondecisions
New Recommendations For Depression During Pregnancy, But Few Answers
Two medical associations recently released a report advocating that decisions on depression treatment for pregnant women be made on a case-by-case basis. For many expectant moms, this isn't much help. More » -
#leftovers
Hitler's Skull Is Female • Domestic Violence Shelters Close Due To Schwarzenegger's Cuts
• A DNA test of the skull fragment previously believed to be Hitler's has revealed it is actually a woman's. The find has raised questions about what happened to Hitler's remains and whether he really committed suicide. • More » -
#roevsworld
Why Did This Woman Have 15 Abortions?
Irene Vilar, author of the new book Impossible Motherhood, says she had 15 abortions in 16 years, many as a form of "self-injury." So is she a pro-choicer's nightmare? More » -
#maureendowner
Enough With This Crap About Women's Unhappiness
According to about nine bajillion recent trend pieces, women these days are really unhappy. Now Maureen Dowd's getting in on the act — and I'm officially sick of it.
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#thedish
Quick! Buy China, Throw Fiesta!
Appropriately - or ironically? - enough, its the colorful Depression-era Fiestaware - a favorite of Richard Merkin, actually -Â that's keeping Homer Laughlin China Co. in business. But: "We're fighting for our lives right now," says the company's president. [AP] -
#drinkingitin
Survey Says: Drinkers Are Less Depressed
Norwegian scientists have found that those who abstain from drinking are at a higher risk of suffering from depression than the "moderate drinkers." Lushes, we assume, must be thrilled at the news. More » -
#prozacandpregnancy
Report: More Confusing Information For Depressed Moms
An American Psychiatric Association report says depressed pregnant women should consider therapy before drugs, because of risk to the fetus, but "the risk of the mother's untreated depression to the unborn child also should be taken into account." [WSJ] -
#childinterrupted
Disturbing New Study Reports Depression Occurs In Toddlers
Contrary to the popular perception of toddlers as "carefree," a new study shows that chronic depression can affect children as young as three. Critics, however, worried that the findings will cause excessive use of antidepressants among toddlers. More » -
#babyblues
Should All Women Be Screened For Postpartum Depression?
A bill headed for the Senate would increase funding for postpartum depression research — but it might also increase screening. Is this a good way to help mothers and babies, or another step in the "medicalization of motherhood?" More » -
#mentalhealthmoment
Study: Maybe There's No "Depression Gene" After All
New research calls into question the idea — first put forth in 2003 — that a single gene greatly influences people's depression risk. Scientists say genetics probably does influence depression, but in a more complicated way than previously thought. [NYT] -
#adrantsrants
Will Depression Make Women Buy "Superclamp" Bras?
That seems to be the message of this odd AdRants post, which links the admittedly bizarre image of a woman holding an umbrella with her boobs to research on the emotional triggers of overshopping. More » -
#cnnfail
If This Is "Love", We Don't Want To Know What Hate Is
A story about mentally-ill men who kill their families leads to yet another disturbing conclusion: CNN has difficulty distinguishing between domestic violence and love (and between "experts" and "one remaining family member"). More » -
#theblackdog
Depression-Stricken Daphne Merkin Finds Anorexics "Enviable"
In her heart-rending and strange essay in Sunday's Times Magazine, writer Daphne Merkin describes a depression so isolating that it made her envy the anorexia patients hospitalized with her.
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#kidstoday
The Kids Are Alright... At Least On MTV's Made
Whenever those stories about scary-adult kids starts to make you doubt for the future of the world? Just watch an episode of Made. It'll make you believe. Seriously. More » -
#posthumouspublications
Times Writer Responds To David Foster Wallace Commencement Address
"The glory of the work and the tragedy of the life are relations but not friends, informants but not intimates. Exult in one; weep for the other." — Tom Bissell on David Foster Wallace [NYT] -
#babymamadrama
What's The Difference Between A Guy With Post-Partum Depression & A Total Jerk?
According to an article in Newsweek, over 1,000 men each day become depressed after the arrival of a new baby. More »
