I notice that we – including myself – spend a lot of time on this site talking about depression and medication, depression and psychotherapy, depression and support groups. That may be because most of you write in about major depression, and for major (clinical) depression, medication and psychotherapy are very important.But there is a whole... Read more
Of course, there are others who write for this site who are much better able to talk about some of the appropriate therapies for dysthymia* than am I. Still, having gone through 55 years or more of mild and more than mild depression, I have had a variety of experiences that I can share with you.As I have already reported, my first brush with... Read more
I was very surprised to read about postpartum depression for Dads on this Web site, and I using the piece as an opportunity to talk about my own response – as a normally depressive man – to the birth of my daughters, 3 decades or more ago. (I’m also about to become a grandfather for the first time, and I’m interested to see if there are... Read more