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Depression Is An IllnessSuicide has been viewed for countless generations as:• a moral failing, a spiritual weakness• an inability to cope with life• “the coward’s way out”• A character flawOur cultural view of suicide is wrong -invalidated by our current understanding of brainchemistry and it’s interaction with stress,trauma and genetics on mood and behaviorGatekeeper Training- Dr. EllenAnderson19Gatekeeper Training- Dr. EllenAnderson2010
• The research evidence is overwhelming - depression is farmore than a sad mood. It includes:1. Weight gain/loss2. Sleep problems3. Sense of tiredness, exhaustion4. Sad or angry mood5. Loss of interest in pleasurable things, lack of motivation6. Irritability7. Confusion, loss of concentration, poor memory8. Negative thinking9. Withdrawal from friends and family10. Usually, suicidal thoughts(DSMIVR, 2002)Gatekeeper Training- Dr. EllenAnderson21• 20 years of brain research teaches that thesesymptoms are the behavioral result of• Changes in the physical structure of thebrain• Damage to brain cells in the hippocampus,amygdala and limbic system• As Diabetes is the result of low insulin productionby the pancreas, depressed people suffer from aphysical illness – what we might consider “faultywiring”(Braun, 2000; Surgeon General’s Call To Action, 1999, Stoff & Mann, 1997, TheNeurobiology of Suicide)Gatekeeper Training- Dr. EllenAnderson2211
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Page 17 and 18: What Happens If We Don’tTreat Dep
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Page 23 and 24: Learning “QPR” - Or, How To Ask
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