March, 2016

Depression in Preschool Changes the Brain, Study Shows

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March 20, 2016

Alexandra Sifferlin TIME.com Dec. 16, 2015 A new study adds to growing evidence that depression can affect even very young children Only in the past two decades has depression in children been taken seriously. Now, it’s becoming clear that kids as young as three can have major depression. That’s due largely to the work of...   read more


Living With the Parents I'm Losing to Alzheimer's

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March 20, 2016

As told to PAULA SPAN  March 4, 2016 New York Times Credit Mark Makela for The New York Times In 2010, Elizabeth Wolf, then 30, was living in Vermont, working for a nonprofit and happily exploring new pursuits, from raising chickens to contra dancing. But after several disturbing phone calls from and about her parents,...   read more


Saving Amanda: One Family's Struggle To Deal With A Daughter's Mental Illness

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March 20, 2016

By Jenny Gold March 11, 2016 California Healthline Pam and Amanda Lipp in Fair Oaks, California, on December 15, 2015. It took eight years for Amanda Lipp to get adequate care for her bipolar disorder. Now, she and her mom, Pam, are sharing their story to fight stigma around mental illness so others don't have...   read more


"Juanicas" at the San Diego Latin Film Festival

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March 16, 2016

Juanicas is an intimate portrait of a Mexican immigrant family in Quebec affected by mental illness. Using material shot over almost 10 years, the filmmaker, Karina Garcia Casanova, documents her complex relationship with her mother and brother, both suffering from bipolar disorder. She starts filming when Juan, her brother, returns to live in Canada after...   read more