depression
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But after being dropped in 2009, he said he suffered "probably the worst 12 months of my life" due to his struggle with depression and bipolar disorder.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Wellness clinics push the former as a treatment for numerous conditions including depression and anxiety.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Tamara Robinson, who moved into one of the nonprofit’s sites last year, said the organization has provided a “safe haven” that’s changed her life, including by getting her on medication to treat her depression.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Take “Avatar,” which seduced audiences with its immersive 3D format so intensely that some viewers reported experiencing depression returning to the real world.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
Later in the 1950s, William slipped into depression again—and not for the last time.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
She sees a nation that has endured wars, depressions and cultural upheavals, and she wonders what inner resources we must cultivate to endure what comes next.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
He added: “I know I could not have been so calm through depressions, inflations, banking and currency crises, wars and political disruptions.”
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 18, 2026
America has been through plenty of dark times in its history, from a Civil War to depressions and two bloody world wars that leveled much of the world.
From Salon ● Jan. 13, 2026
The SEC was established by Congress in the 1930s, in the midst of the Great Depression, to prevent the type of market manipulation and financial fraud that could help precipitate future depressions.
From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2024
In May, there was no water in San Francisquito Creek, just a few spots where puddles had been trapped in some of the deeper depressions of the bed.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
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