depression
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But Oddie had always been prone to bouts of depression and he was eventually diagnosed with bipolar disorder - which he occasionally blamed on his remote relationship with his mother.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
He spoke movingly of suffering from depression when he was dropped from "Springwatch" in 2008.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Tamara Robinson, who moved into one of the nonprofit’s sites last year, said the organization has provided a “safe haven” that’s changed her life, including by getting her on medication to treat her depression.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Take “Avatar,” which seduced audiences with its immersive 3D format so intensely that some viewers reported experiencing depression returning to the real world.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
Dad had never hidden his depression from me.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
Wars, diseases, revolutions, depressions, bankruptcies, financial crises and natural disasters all swept through history and wiped out wealth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
He added: “I know I could not have been so calm through depressions, inflations, banking and currency crises, wars and political disruptions.”
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 18, 2026
That era also coincided with a succession of financial crises that could have sparked serious economic depressions had they not been constrained by the regulatory mechanisms the New Deal had put in place.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2025
The SEC was established by Congress in the 1930s, in the midst of the Great Depression, to prevent the type of market manipulation and financial fraud that could help precipitate future depressions.
From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2024
As Sefia and Archer entered, their footsteps making soft depressions in a thick carpet of red and gold, a man in a dirty aubergine overcoat closed the door behind them.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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The Great Depression and The New Deal
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