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The Science Behind Suicidal Thoughts with Dr. Daniel Amen

By Daniel Amen — 2019

Dr. Daniel Amen breaks down the changes that occur in the brain when we have thoughts of suicide.

07:27 min

Male Depression and Anxiety in Athletes

Michael Phelps, the most decorated athlete in Olympic history with 28 medals, has acknowledged that after the 2012 games, his longtime depression was so overwhelming he thought about killing himself.

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Diane Herbst
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This Close to Happy: A Reckoning with Depression

Daphne Merkin has been hospitalized three times: first, in grade school, for childhood depression; years later, after her daughter was born, for severe postpartum depression; and later still, after her mother died, for obsessive suicidal thinking.

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Daphne Merkin
2018
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The Valedictorian of Being Dead: My Struggle with Suicidal Depression

For years, Heather B. Armstrong has alluded to her struggle with depression on her website, dooce. It’s scattered throughout her archive, where it weaves its way through posts about pop culture, music, and motherhood.

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Heather Armstrong
2020
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Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me: Depression in the First Person

Depression is a havoc-wreaking illness that masquerades as personal failing and hijacks your life.

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Anna Mehler Paperny
2020
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The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression

The Noonday Demon examines depression in personal, cultural, and scientific terms.

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Andrew Solomon
2015
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Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness

A work of great personal courage and a literary tour de force, this bestseller is Styron's true account of his descent into a crippling and almost suicidal depression.

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William Styron
1992
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Reasons to Stay Alive

Like nearly one in five people, Matt Haig suffers from depression. Reasons to Stay Alive is Matt’s inspiring account of how, minute by minute and day by day, he overcame the disease with the help of reading, writing, and the love of his parents and his girlfriend (and now-wife), Andrea.

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Matt Haig
2025
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