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Depression: What is it? Why Drug Treatment

  • Post author:Ken Gillman
  • Post category:Depressive Illness
  • Post published:2 August 2025
  • Post last modified:2 August 2025

These commentaries are based on Dr Gillman’s peer reviewed scientific papers, see Publications, and include a downloadable PDF.A great deal has been written on the subject of defining the medical…

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Depression Descriptions in Literature

  • Post author:Ken Gillman
  • Post category:Depressive Illness
  • Post published:13 November 2016
  • Post last modified:2 August 2025

These commentaries are based on Dr Gillman’s peer reviewed scientific papers, see Publications, and include a downloadable PDF.Descriptions of depression from literature I particularly recommended (passages from) three books: 1.…

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Thinking, Life, Stress and Depression: Pt 1

  • Post author:Ken Gillman
  • Post category:Depressive Illness
  • Post published:14 November 2016
  • Post last modified:2 August 2025

These commentaries are based on Dr Gillman’s peer reviewed scientific papers, see Publications, and include a downloadable PDF.The relationship between these domains has been a topic of debate throughout the…

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Thinking, Life, Stress and Depression: Pt 2

  • Post author:Ken Gillman
  • Post category:Depressive Illness
  • Post published:15 November 2016
  • Post last modified:2 August 2025

These commentaries are based on Dr Gillman’s peer reviewed scientific papers, see Publications, and include a downloadable PDF.AnalogiesI have often been told by patients that the analogies I use to…

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