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Thinking, Life, Stress and Depression: Pt 3

  • Post author:Ken Gillman
  • Post category:Depressive Illness
  • Post published:16 November 2016
  • Post last modified:15 February 2026

Minimising and Avoiding StressThe comments in this section are my general observations derived from my experience and notions and hypotheses developed from a wider reading and knowledge of science outside…

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Thinking, Life, Stress and Depression: Pt 4

  • Post author:Ken Gillman
  • Post category:Depressive Illness
  • Post published:17 November 2016
  • Post last modified:15 February 2026

Asides and Quotes on Life & HappinessEpictetus, Stoic PhilosopherEpictetus was a ‘Stoic’ Philosopher in the 1st c AD [1], the quotes below will seem familiar to those who have knowledge…

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A cruel trick: diurnal variation

  • Post author:Ken Gillman
  • Post category:Depressive Illness
  • Post published:18 November 2016
  • Post last modified:15 February 2026

Persistent diurnal variation of mood is one of the more reliable markers of a biological depression. However, something I have observed over the years, which does not seem to crop…

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Gillman’s Antidepressants algorithm

  • Post author:Ken Gillman
  • Post category:Depressive Illness
  • Post published:19 November 2016
  • Post last modified:15 February 2026

Gillman’s Antidepressant algorithmSummaryThis commentary presents my antidepressant treatment algorithm which incorporates concepts from Bayesian reasoning and ‘critical path analysis’; that makes it a ‘multi-lane’ clinical pathway. It emphasises procedures which…

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