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		<title>Jon Hamm on his depression earlier in life</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent London newspaper article quotes Jon Hamm (TV series &#8216;Mad Men&#8217; and other movie and tv projects) about his life following the death of his father when he was 20, including his recovery from depression. Hamm said, ‘I very much knew what the idea of permanence was by that point. I dropped out of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mandy Moore on depression and sensitivity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Along with her success as an actor and musician, Mandy Moore has experienced emotional challenges including depression and high sensitivity. In an article a few years ago, she commented: “A few months ago I felt really low, really sad. Depressed for no reason. I’m a very positive person, and I’ve always been glass-half-full. So it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://depressionandcreativity.org/221/mandy-moore-on-depression-and-sensitivity/</link>
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		<title>Depression and Creativity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mood disorders often impact creative expression. About one percent of the general population suffer from manic-depression (bipolar disorder) and five percent from major depression during their lifetime. As many as a quarter of American women have a history of depression.  According to an Allhealth site article, &#8220;The risk of depression among teen girls is high, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 things not to say to a depressed person</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Noch Noch / Enoch Li I cringed at these things my friends said to me these few years. For those of you who don’t really get us, I’ve decided to let you know 10 things not to say to a depressed person from my own experience. And be forewarned, for if you ever dare [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://depressionandcreativity.org/198/10-things-not-to-say-to-a-depressed-person/</link>
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		<title>Rethinking Creativity and Depression</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Some five hundred years ago, mood disorders were considered to be based on an imbalance in four body &#8220;humors&#8221; or  fluids &#8211; yellow bile, black bile, blood, and phlegm. Too much black bile was thought to cause &#8216;melancholy&#8217; and &#8216;madness.&#8217; [For more, see the Wikipedia page on Melancholia.] In her article &#8220;Clinical Depression Then and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://depressionandcreativity.org/139/rethinking-creativity-and-depression/</link>
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		<title>Anne Hathaway on her depression as a teen</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Anne Hathaway once told British magazine Tatler that she suffered from anxiety and depression as a teen, and has an interesting perspective on being a &#8220;different person&#8221; at the time: &#8220;I said to Mom the other day, &#8216;Do you remember that girl? She has now gone, gone to sleep. She has said her piece and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://depressionandcreativity.org/11/anne-hathaway-on-her-depression-as-a-teen/</link>
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		<title>Kirsten Dunst: Dealing With Depression</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“I think most human beings go through some sort of depression in their life. And if they don’t, that’s weird.” Kirsten Dunst From an article by Josh Patner in Flare magazine, which continues: Dunst speaks from experience: In 2008, she checked into a rehab center in Utah to be treated for crippling depression. Things started [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://depressionandcreativity.org/93/kirsten-dunst-dealing-with-depression/</link>
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		<title>Tackling Depression Through Diet, Herbal Remedies, Exercise and more</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Excerpts from the free ebook Tips To Treat Depression Diet Many biochemical theories of depression centre around deficiencies of one nutrient or another, and vitamins and minerals are an obvious first place to look, as we need so many of them &#8211; usually in tiny daily amounts, but they are vital. And the truth is, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://depressionandcreativity.org/75/tackling-depression-through-diet-herbal-remedies-exercise-and-more/</link>
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		<title>Depressed Creativity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Writer nochnoch (Enoch Li) admits that she never thought she &#8220;had any creativity&#8221; &#8211; but rediscovered her talents in dealing with depression. Here are some excerpts from her article Depressed Creativity : I equated creativity with artists, innovators, entrepreneurs, designers, fashion… I was none of that &#8211; until I sunk into depression last year. And [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://depressionandcreativity.org/61/depressed-creativity/</link>
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		<title>Finding a method to relieve depression</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Gwynne Curry writes about a number of experiences that can encourage depression: I’m a lot like you… I was depressed for a LONG time and I didn’t like it. As a matter of fact I’ve personally experienced 30+ years of chronic depression with at least two episodes of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). Here are some [...]]]></description>
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