Anhedonia
Anhedonia is Greek for “without pleasure,” and it’s a component of depression that doesn’t have to co-exist with sadness.
Sun, August 19 2012 » * Big Picture Stuff, Main Page, Minutiae » Comments Off
My tussle with severe depression – an update
Back on Feb. 7, I thought I was on enough of an upward track in my recovery from severe depression that I concluded a blog post with some of my summer plans. That turned out to be erroneous. As a result, life hasn’t worked out exactly as anticipated.
Fri, August 10 2012 » Main Page, Minutiae » Comments Off
Exercise: Does it help depressives recover?
The BBC ran a story headlined Depression: Exercise advice questioned when added to standard treatments, but at least one person says the study on which it was based deserves a more skeptical look.
Wed, June 20 2012 » * Big Picture Stuff, Main Page » Comments Off
Nature walks may help those with depression
If you’re fighting clinical depression, a walk among the trees tops a stroll along an urban street when it comes to boosting cognitive performance, claims a new study.
Mon, May 21 2012 » * Big Picture Stuff, Main Page » Comments Off
What’s new in depression
TVO’s The Agenda had a recent episode on depression with four practitioners holding forth with new thoughts about how to treat this illness. Here are some notes.
Sun, May 13 2012 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
Jan Wong’s memoir of workplace depression now out
Former Globe and Mail journalist Jan Wong has self-published a book about her descent into, and recovery from, severe depression. It will have a priority place on my personal reading list. You can hear Wong talk about her book on May 7 at 7 p.m. at the North York Central Library.
Sat, May 5 2012 » * Big Picture Stuff, Main Page, Media » Comments Off
Post-Prozac Nation
Mungo was kind enough to send me a link to Post-Prozac Nation: The science and history of treating depression, a New York Times Magazine article. Here’s a tiny sample to whet your interest: Is the “serotonin hypothesis” of depression really dead? Have we spent nearly 40 years heading down one path only to find ourselves [...]
Thu, April 19 2012 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
Prominent broadcasters and depression
Mike Wallace, who died Sunday, and Shelagh Rogers share something besides career paths. Both suffered from depression.
Mon, April 9 2012 » * Big Picture Stuff, Main Page, Media » Comments Off
Dear anonymous critic
In response to my post, My tussle with severe depression — the story so far, someone went so far as to create a one-post, one-topic blog – Dear Bill Doskoch.
Thu, March 15 2012 » Main Page, Minutiae » 2 Comments
Mon, February 27 2012 » * Big Picture Stuff, Main Page, Minutiae » Comments Off