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How Psychiatry Stigmatizes Depression Sufferers

Bruce E. Levine, AlterNet. April 9, 2012.

Viewing depression as a "brain defect" has resulted in the glorification of insipid happiness, particularly among our politicians.

"Jersey Shore" -- Mouthpiece for Mental Health Problems?

Krystie Yandoli, AlterNet. January 18, 2012.

Last week, "Jersey Shore" member Vinny left the show for his depression and anxiety, and launched a campaign to assist those with mental health issues

The Horrific Toll of Depression: Suicides Linked to Recession, As Budget Cuts Force Out Mental Health Professionals

Rob Waters, Salon. January 12, 2012.

Depression, PTSD -- even suicide -- mount nationwide while budgets for treatment and care are shrinking.

The Great Antidepressant Hypocrisy

Maia Szalavitz, The Fix. November 30, 2011.

America’s ambivalent relationship with drugs and medication pushes us to ignore critical differences between drugs, while failing to appreciate useful similarities.

5 Ways to Have a Happier Life

Andrew Weil, Huffington Post. November 8, 2011.

Here's are five tips to help you be able to return to an "emotional sea level" in your life.

400% Rise in Anti-Depressant Pill Use: Americans Are Disempowered -- Can the OWS Uprising Shake Us Out of Our Depression?

Bruce E. Levine, AlterNet. October 26, 2011.

Is it time to repoliticize a great deal of our despair, and reconsider the old-fashioned antidepressant of political activism?

Teen Girl Forced to Give Cop Oral Sex -- What the Sick Abuse of Authority Says About Our Rape Culture

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. September 6, 2011.

A girl files suit after sexual abuse from a cop reveals a departmental pattern; what is with authority figures using sex to dominate others?

Trapped in Economic Hell: Tales from the New Great Depression

Dale Maharidge, University of California Press. August 29, 2011.

Rebuilding an economy that works for everyone can happen only if we relearn some lessons about caring for and relying on one another.

Cop Rapes Woman at Gunpoint, 11-Year-Old Rape Victim Smeared, Accuser Sued for $2 Million: Is US Society Failing Victims?

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. August 23, 2011.

What is it with our inability to find justice for victims?

White Families Have 20 Times the Wealth of Black Families: How Racism's Legacy Created a Crushing Depression In Black America

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. July 27, 2011.

The economic crisis has hit most families hard--but since many black families had less wealth to start with, its impact on them has been nothing short of disastrous.

Remembering the Bonus Army: Where Are Today's Mass Nonviolent Protests?

David Rosen, AlterNet. July 27, 2011.

On July 28, 1932, World War I veterans marched on Washington to demand their service bonus. Today, in the face of austerity, we see very little protest like that march.

5 Ways Americans Are Surviving the Great Recession

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. July 24, 2011.

Being a resourceful people, Americans are adapting to their new economic situation in a variety of ways.

Big Pharma's Latest Shady Ploy to Sell Depression Drugs That People May Not Need

Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet. July 4, 2011.

The drug industry is coming up with ever more clever ways to pump Americans full of drugs they may not need -- and that may not even work.

The Bush Tax Cuts Turn 10; Let's Look At the Damage They've Caused

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. June 7, 2011.

In June 2001, George W. Bush pushed through an ideologically driven tax-cut package, mostly for the rich, that is still hurting our economy.

D-Day: The Greatest Generation and Casualties of the Great Depression

Clancy Sigal, Comment Is Free. June 6, 2011.

Before the 'greatest generation' ever landed on the Normandy beaches, they had long been casualties of the great Depression.

9 Signs That We May Be Living Through Another Depression

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. June 1, 2011.

Three in 10 Americans say we're living through another depression -- are they right?

Sluts Don't Cause Rape, Rapists Do: Why "Slutwalks" Are Sweeping the World

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. May 11, 2011.

The idea behind the Slutwalks is simple, yet so often fails to get through: rape is rape, no matter what the victim wears, says or does.

Women (and Men) Increasingly Hate Their Bodies -- A New Movement Wants to Change That

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. March 22, 2011.

Everyone knows poor body image is a problem. A new movement wants to stop talking about it and do something to actually change our culture.

Does a "Rape Culture" Contribute to Depression on Campus?

Joanna Chiu, AlterNet. March 12, 2011.

Depression on campuses is worse than ever. Here's how rape culture impacts the mental health of students.

Do Anti-Depressants Work? It Very Well Might Be the Placebo That Does the Trick

Irving Kirsch, Ph.D., Basic Books. March 2, 2011.

Psychologist Irving Kirsch unveils the ineffectiveness of antidepressants and suggests there's more to the placebo effect than once imagined.

6 Good Reasons to Have More Sex

Katherine Butler, EcoSalon. January 27, 2011.

According to studies, sex helps with sleep, mood, and health.

Will Only Another Great Depression Save America?

David Rosen, AlterNet. January 20, 2011.

The economic crisis is really a political struggle between the rich and the rest of us.

Are Antidepressants a Scam? 5 Myths About How to Treat Depression

Bruce E. Levine, AlterNet. December 5, 2010.

Many treatments for depression are no more effective than placebos.

Nation of Pill Poppers: 19 Potentially Dangerous Drugs Pushed By Big Pharma

Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet. December 5, 2010.

Here are some of the dicey drugs many Americans are hooked on, thanks to greedy pharmaceutical companies.

How "Hope Therapy" Can Get Us Through Tough Times

Catherine Ryan, Ode. April 26, 2010.

Increasingly, psychologists are offering hope therapy, a process of identifying goals, then planning the strategies and sustaining the motivation to reach them.

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