Depression News for 12/30/2008




Children Rejected By Family For Unconventional Sexual Orientation . - Med India
Children rejected by family for unconventional sexual orientation could develop health problems, researchers have found. The San Francisco State University team led by Caitlin Ryan, Director of the Family Acceptance Project, say that negative ...

Los Angeles Author Announces Her First 'I Miss My Daddy-O' Contest On Facebook Group
Gail Barsky, Los Angeles Author and Founder of ProfitsMakeOver, Inc., announces her first online I Miss My Daddy-O Contest to honor her late 93 year-old Daddy-O, a businessman who passed away during the holiday ...

Best Dog Parks
There are a lot of things that can cause joint pain. Find out how psoriasis can lead to arthritis...

Fox Tales: What will the new year bring? Here's hoping
Those editors are at it again. At the end of each year, they delight in running column after column of the year just past, telling us about what happened, in this case, 2008...

How Forgiveness Has Healing Power Over Depression
Some depressions, clinical or not, can stem from wrongs-alleged or real-brought on by what people have done to each other...

New Treatment Alternative for Depression and Anxiety Promises to Free Millions of Americans from the Harmful Side . (PRWeb)
Organically Happy introduces its New Mood Enhancement Formula, a natural treatment for depression and anxiety. Unlike traditional depression medication, this supplement is based on the uses of amino acids, vitamins, minerals, and herbs. The result is an alternative treatment for depression that is safe and effective. (PRWeb Dec 29, 2008) Read the full story at ...

Present downturn can't compare to 1929 depression | ScrippsNews
Now, those who lived through the Great Depression in Tipton County shake their heads at the billions in bailouts, the spend-from-the-hip credit card mentality and the drive-through ease of declaring bankruptcy. ...

Longest ad spending decline since Great Depression (New York Daily News)
A leading advertising industry expert predicts that we are about to see the longest advertising spending decline since the Great Depression...

Another Great Depression? | The Alaska Standard
Thomas SewellBy Thomas Sowell With both Barack Obama's supporters and the media looking forward to the new administration's policies being similar to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's policies during the 1930's ...

Stocks pull back amid Middle East tensions
Wall Street retreated Monday on concerns that Israel's attack on Gaza might disrupt oil production and shipments from the Middle East...

this Week in South Side History: South Side National Bank opened 80 years ago this week
Just before the start of the Great Depression, owners of the South Side National Bank saw the opening of a new 10-story headquarters building as a beacon of optimism...

Worst Year? not by a Long Shot
HOW sour is the public mood? An NBC News/ Wall Street Journal poll found about half of people believe 2008 was one of the worst years in American history...

Daily Kos: Book review: Krugman's "The Return of Depression .
In The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008 Krugman undertakes a bit of timely recycling and updating of material, taking dead aim at the current fiscal meltdown. This book is a repurposing of his previous work that ...

Weve Had It Worse - Article.nationalreview.com
Editors note: This column is available exclusively through King Features Syndicate. For permission to reprint or excerpt this copyrighted material, please contact: kfsreprint@hearstsc.com, or phone 800-708-7311, ext 246). H ow sour is the public ...

Parental rejection of gay teens worsens health - Scientific American

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Parental rejection of gay teens worsens health
Scientific American - 13 hours ago
They were also nearly six times as likely to report depression, three times as likely to use drugs and three times as likely to have unprotected sex. .
Rejection of Gay Teens Linked to Later Troubles U.S. News & World Report
Studies: Parental and Social Acceptance of Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual . RH Reality Check
Study: Family behavior key to health of gay youth The Associated Press
CBS 5 - Science Daily (press release)
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Favorite books include Depression fiction, war - Arizona Republic

Favorite books include Depression fiction, war
Arizona Republic, AZ - Dec 28, 2008
Rash's novel about greed and ruthlessness in a North Carolina timber camp during the Depression is a slow, suspenseful escalation of menace that ends in a .
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Fighting the Last Depression: The Fed's Policy Errors - Time
Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson, left, and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, right. President-elect Obama's appointment of Berkeley Professor Christina D. Romer as Chairwoman of the Council of Economic Advisors is consistent with this ...

Beyond baby blues - St. Cloud Times
Its supposed to be one of the happiest times in a mothers life, but the birth of a child can bring on postpartum depression, leaving one with feelings of inadequacy, shame and guilt. EURœPostpartum depression is a depression that interferes in ...

After Fiscal Stimulus Is Applied, Inflation Will Be Hard to Avoid - Seeking Alpha

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After Fiscal Stimulus Is Applied, Inflation Will Be Hard to Avoid
Seeking Alpha, NY - 1 hour ago
This would not usually be appealing, but the global depression would be fed by and feed into serious deflation, and the consensus will shift from EURœavoid .
Was 2008 the beginning of another Great Depression? Boston Herald
AIG bailout: $127.7B and counting CNNMoney.com
Worse Than I Thought! Accumulate UDN Motley Fool
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Calling up the Emuna Reserves
A delightful story by Rabbi Lazer Brody and beautifully written and illustrated by Rebecca Shapiro, the Worry Worm teaches children the concept of emuna...

What Are the Chances Ukraine Just Hit the Second Great Depression? - Seeking Alpha

What Are the Chances Ukraine Just Hit the Second Great Depression?
Seeking Alpha, NY - 23 hours ago
Of course, it is quite possible that Paul Krugman may only be saying that a Great Depression has broken out in Ukraine, and obviously only he can say what .
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Lots to do in Metro Moncton on New Year's Eve
The beginning of a brand new year will be marked in a variety of ways Wednesday evening throughout Metro Moncton, but already the countdown to 2009 is in full swing...

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
In last year's thriller "Zodiac," David Fincher pulled back the curtain on what is possible when a front-rank director applies the right technology in the right way...

Depression seminar begins next Monday (Gainesville Daily Register)
Approximately 14.8 million American adults, or about 6.7 percent of the U.S. population age 18 and older suffer from major depressive disorders, according to the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance.Paula Reiter, a depression recovery program director, spoke Sunday in the State Theater during a free introduction session about a seminar targeted to individuals dealing with depression...

Are Older Antidepressants Better For Depression In Parkinson's Disease? (Science Daily)
A new study shows that antidepressant drugs which only affect serotonin, often used as first choice treatments, may not be best for depression in people with Parkinson's disease. The new research is published in the journal Neurology. Depression affects up to 50 percent of people with Parkinson's disease...

My View: Facing up to the signs of a full-fledged Depression - Gloucester Daily Times
America has suffered two Great Depressions in its 232-year history, the first during the 1890s, the second three decades later.¬ But could the country now be teetering on the brink of its third? Washington has been careful to label the current ...

Always Darkest Before Dawn: Why a Panic Rally Can't Be Ruled Out - Seekingalpha.com
Yields on 10-year Treasury bonds (currently 2.1%) have now fallen to almost the lowest levels ever recorded by the Fed. That's a remarkable statement, since the only time yields were lower was in 1941 (2.0%), just before the Japanese attacked Pearl ...

Some reasons for economic hope
Proceed with caution - and confidence. Jerry J. Maginnis is managing partner of KPMG's Philadelphia office We're in the midst of what's supposed to be the most joyous season of the year, but gloom pervades the ...

Know the Signs of Depression and Improve Your Life - Meadow Free Press

Know the Signs of Depression and Improve Your Life
Meadow Free Press, ID - 1 hour ago
If a person shows several of the above signs of depression for an extended period (2 weeks or more) he should consult a physician. .
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Economic crisis may heighten depression during festive period (Channel NewsAsia)
SINGAPORE: The global financial crisis has certainly put a damper on festive celebrations. Experts say glum economic tidings may heighten feelings of loneliness or depression during the festive period...

'Ad industry to witness longest spending decline since Great Depression' (The Economic Times)
The ad industry is likely to experience the longest advertising spending decline since the Great Depression, predicts leading advertising industry expert...

Heartbeats: Participants needed for local Parkinson's study
A new study being conducted at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School will provide patients who suffer from Parkinson's disease strategies to cope with depression through behavior modification rather than ...

Fed's Balance Sheet Is Ballooning Fast
How does $2.3 trillion strike you? What is this leaning tower of money? It's the balance sheet of the Federal Reserve...

Time to be there for those in need
First the good news: For the first time in decades, we Americans seem to have stopped buying things we don't really need with money we don't actually have...

Can't spare a dime? Free lecture talks Depression (The Desert Sun)
The second of three lectures on the Great Depression and the New Deal is scheduled to take place at the Rancho Mirage Public Library on Jan. 12...

Wall Street pulls back
Wall Street retreated Monday as continuing violence in the Middle East and a resulting jump in oil prices reminded investors that the market could face problems beyond the recession...

In bad economy, breaking up is even harder to do
AP National Writer NEW YORK - Bonnie Rabin is fond of saying that divorce lawyers are a bit like liquor stores...

Linda Dano, Actress and Television Personality, Shares her Tips for Managing Depression During the Holidays (Lexington Clipper-Herald)
(ARA) - The holiday season is supposed to be a time of joy, but for the millions of American's with depression, this time of year can be difficult...

Fighting the Last Depression: The Fed's Policy Errors (Time Magazine)
The government is treating the current recession as a crisis of liquidity, when it's really a crisis of confidence..

Gainesville Daily Register - Depression seminar begins next Monday
Approximately 14.8 million American adults, or about 6.7 percent of the U.S. population age 18 and older suffer from major depressive disorders, according to the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance. ...

'Ad industry to witness longest spending decline since Great . - Newstrack India
New York, Dec 30 (ANI): The ad industry is likely to experience the longest advertising spending decline since the Great Depression, predicts leading advertising industry expert. In an interview to Advertising Age magazine, Bob Coen, the senior VP ...

GMAC will get $5B in bank bailout
The government says it will provide $5 billion to GMAC Financial Services, the funding arm of General Motors Corp., from the $700 billion bank rescue program...

Expert predicts longest advertising spending decline since Great . - New York Daily News

Expert predicts longest advertising spending decline since Great .
New York Daily News, NY - 17 hours ago
BY CATEY HILL A leading advertising industry expert predicts that we are about to see the longest advertising spending decline since the Great Depression, .
'Ad industry to witness longest spending decline since Great . Economic Times
Great Advertising Prosperity ADOTAS
Advertising Slump Not Close to Over mediabistro.com
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Study links family rejection of gay youth to child's likelihood of depression, drug use (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
SAN FRANCISCO - Young gay people whose parents or guardians responded negatively when they revealed their sexual orientation were more likely to attempt suicide, experience severe depression and use drugs than those whose families accepted the news, according to a new study...

Treatment of Depression | SciVee
P. Skolnick, PhD - Depression is a highly heterogenous disorder. Currently available therapy is not sufficiently effective. DOV Pharmaceuticals has triple (serotonin, norepinephrine, dopamine) uptake inhibitors in ...

FT.com | The Economists Forum | How to prevent the Great .
How to prevent the Great Depression of 2009. December 30, 2008. by FT. By Roger E.A Farmer. The US recession that began in December 2007 resulted in 403000 lost jobs in September, 320000 in October and 533000 jobs in November. ...

Holiday Depression Manifests in Different Ways--Get Help - KLAS-TV

Holiday Depression Manifests in Different Ways--Get Help
KLAS-TV, NV - 19 hours ago
People deal with depression in many different ways, but drinking has always been on the top of the list. But so many of the problems associated with .
Various Stages of Depression and When You Should Seek Help PWO
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Best and Worst Real Estate Markets in 2009 - PR.com
The annual best and worst real estate market forecasts for 2009 have been issued by Housing Predictor dot com, which forecasts the Top 25 best and worst housing markets in the country. Destin, FL, December 30, 2008 --( PR.com )-- The annual best and ...

Ukraine, the Depression canary? - Crunchy Con
What are the chances that the industrial output numbers from Ukraine signal a second Great Depression? And not just Ukraine -- the numbers are awful, just awful, all over. UPDATE: Ambrose Evans-Pritchard sees ...

Review: No evidence of FBI leak on Eagleton in 1972 - Argus Leader
ST. LOUIS (AP) EUR A newspaper review of more than 1,000 pages of internal FBI documents on Thomas Eagleton found no evidence that the agency leaked information about his treatment for depression, a revelation that ended his vice presidential ...

RGE - The Subprime Crisis and the Great Depression EUR How Similar .
The media and various commentators have recently likened the subprime crisis and its ramifications to date to the great depression of the thirties. There no doubt are similarities between the two crises. However it is important to ...

My random thoughts on today's scene
A reader suggests that members of Congress should wear uniforms, like NASCAR drivers, so that we will know who their corporate sponsors are...

Fighting the Last Depression: The Fed's Policy Errors - TIME

Fighting the Last Depression: The Fed's Policy Errors
TIME - 4 hours ago
30, 2008 The government is fighting the current recession as if it were the Great Depression of the 1930s. This reflects a serious misinterpretation of .
The Subprime Crisis and the Great Depression EUR How Similar Are They? RGE Monitor
Ten 'Good News' Charts on US Economy Seeking Alpha
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City kid, country boy: Senior roomies mesh
HENRIETTA - What do you get when you mix a country boy with a city kid - a little past their childhood? That's exactly what Joe Baretela, 91, and Seaman Stapley, 83, are figuring out...

Robert Kuttner: Deficit or Depression?
Deficit or Depression? - The Huffington Post. . President Obama will need to ignore the nay-sayers, and win over public opinion to the proposition that temporary use of very large deficits is preferable to a great depression. ...

After 2008 shake-ups, hope for calm in 2009
From the worst economic meltdown since the Great Depression to the first black man elected to the White House, 2008 has been a year that deeply affected us all...

2008: Worst Market Since Hoover - U.S. News & World Report

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2008: Worst Market Since Hoover
U.S. News & World Report, DC - 17 hours ago
That's the biggest drop since 1931 when the Great Depression sent stocks reeling 40.6 percent. The AP also says the S&P 500 is headed for the biggest drop .
Witnesses to the Great Depression remember Washington Times
Wall St. closes out on 2008, year of record losses The Associated Press
Stock Market Sunshine Forbes
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Beltway Bozos: FDR's New Deal Made Great Depression Worse | Crooks .
Take it from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who wrote the following in Essays on the Great Depression: "Only with the New Deal's rehabilitation of the financial system in 1933-35 did the economy begin its slow emergence from the ...

Frazeysburg woman faces minimum of 23 years in prison - Zanesville Times Recorder
ZANESVILLE -A Frazeysburg woman who pleaded guilty to aggravated murder with a gun specification Monday is facing a minimum of 23 years in prison when she is sentenced. Kathy Dufour, 49, pleaded guilty to the aggravated murder of her husband, Keith ...

My View: Facing up to the signs of a full-fledged Depression - Gloucester Daily Times

My View: Facing up to the signs of a full-fledged Depression
Gloucester Daily Times,  USA - 2 hours ago
America has suffered two Great Depressions in its 232-year history, the first during the 1890s, the second three decades later.¬ But could the country now .
Facts you just can't believe in Chicago Tribune
2009: The Year the Economy Changed Your Life theTrumpet.com
Monday editorial: Bad trade policies would hurt the world's economy Kansas City Star
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