![Depression, anti-depressants, coping, loneliness, mental illness, poetry, treatment, words, Jane Kenyon, American poet](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2020/09/F623E89F-7853-496C-BC1F-2F8B34E6D1B2-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
Jane Kenyon (May 23, 1947-April 22, 1995) was an American poet and translator. She is known for her works that are characterized by simple, spare…
![depression, anti-depressants, mental health, struggle, healing, coping, mental illness, anxiety, sounds, music, stress](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/08/Old-Amanda-Wombats-Cropped-470x140.jpg?x81652)
“Anti-D” by The Wombats is a song about the struggles of lead singer Matthew Murphy the weeks after he stopped taking anti-depressants. Murphy suffered from anxiety…
![Ketamine Depression Treatment Poses Unknown Risks](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/02/Stef1-470x140.jpg?x81652)
New evidence that ketamine, an anesthetic medication, might be effective in treating depression is leading to increased research on the drug. What’s significant is the…
![Graceless](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2014/04/antid-460x140.jpg?x81652)
The lyrics evoke someone dealing with depression but finding themselves “erased” by the medication. The lines: “I’m trying, but I’ve gone through the glass again, just…
![Not Just a Phase: Depression in Preschoolers](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2012/06/sad-girl--470x140.jpg?x81652)
Depression affects approximately 4% of preschoolers in the United States today, with the number diagnosed increasing by 23% every year. Increased awareness has made therapists…
![Are Drug Treatments for Depression Causing More Harm than Good?](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2012/03/pills-470x140.jpg?x81652)
The pharmaceutical industry grosses over $300 billion a year in psychotropic medication sales. Included in this figure are prescriptions for those suffering from depression and…