April 6, 2015 – Page 2 – The Benny Fund

5 Ways to Love Your Depressed Friend

Posted on April 6, 2015April 6, 2015 by HN

“Depression. Have you been there? Those who have aren’t likely to forget it. Basic tasks become cumbersome monsters, impossible to conquer. Brushing your teeth can feel like a marathon. Sunshine is offensive. Rainy days make it worse. My best friend suffers terribly from depression. It breaks my heart to see. At first, everything inside of[…]

Depression Isn’t What You Think It Is

Posted on April 6, 2015 by HN

“In April 2013, Insel announced that the NIMH would shift its $1.4 billion annual research budget away from projects focusing on DSM diagnoses to instead concentrate on underlying disturbances of brain circuitry. That means using brain imaging to look at the activity of these circuits, as well as studies of brain chemistry, genetics, and thinking[…]