If you have a friend or loved one with depression, chances are you’re trying to figure out how talk to her in a comforting and helpful way. No matter what their relationship to you – friend, family member, spouse, roommate, employee - you may be in a quandary about how to approach a conversation with them.
I certainly don’t blame you if you’re having a hard time figuring out what to say. If you haven’t been through a bout of depression yourself, talking to someone who is depressed can...
Read moreReading Deborah Gray is good for me.It gives me a chance to reflect on someone who seems to have had many of the same kinds of... Read more »
I realize that when you're trying to talk to someone with clinical depression, it can be frustrating. It's kind of a mine field if you have... Read more »
I've decided that mental illness is the new sex. Hmmm, I probably have to back up and explain myself. There really is some logic behind... Read more »
In the last post, I described ways of talking about depression to my wife and close friends that have helped me get through to them. But... Read more »
If you're in the Waco, Texas, area... Check out "Lessons for Your Life" on 94.5 FM radio Saturday morning at 8:30 a.m. (central... Read more »
Two non-drug treatments--cognitive behavior therapy and supportive stress management--seem to be more effective than usual care for treating... Read more »
New guidelines from the American Psychiatric Association and the American College of Obstetricians say that women who suffer from depression during... Read more »
The word depressed is widely used in our culture today. So much so that its meaning is not at all clear. When a friend tells you that shes... Read more »