DEPRESSION (Mental)

(See also Despair; Discouragement; Distress; Mental Illness; Moods; Postpartum Depression; Sadness)

appreciation for Awake! articles on: g04 10/8 30-31; g89 7/22 30; g89 12/8 30; g88 1/22 28; g88 3/8 28; g88 5/22 28

24-year-old sister: w94 1/1 23

appreciation for book Draw Close to Jehovah: g04 7/22 32

appreciation for help by elders: w94 1/15 19

appreciation for tract on: g93 8/22 32; g93 10/8 32

appreciation for Watchtower articles on: w90 12/1 31

assisting depressed people: wp23.1 14; cl 102-103, 166-167; lvs 166-167; w15 2/15 9; lv 141-142; w13 8/15 19-20, 22; w10 6/15 12-13; w09 12/15 9-10; g 7/09 7, 9; g04 1/8 12-13; w95 4/1 19-20; w92 7/15 19-22; w90 3/15 26-30; g87 11/8 12-16

chart “How to Speak Consolingly”: w90 3/15 29

fellow Christians: w18.09 14-16

at place of employment: g01 4/22 29; g01 10/8 29

Bible examples: g 10/13 14; w91 10/1 15

Epaphroditus: w10 6/15 12-13; w96 8/15 29-30

Naomi: w08 2/15 5-6

Paul: w92 7/15 19

bipolar (manic depressive) disorder: wp23.1 11; g04 1/8 3-4, 6-7, 9-13; g04 10/8 30-31; g01 9/8 6-7

children: g03 2/8 28; g87 10/22 4, 8-9

effect of nuclear threat: w86 1/15 4

Christians not immune: w90 3/1 5

contributing factors: g 10/13 15; g01 9/8 8-9; yp 104-106

chart “Some Physical Causes of Depression”: g87 10/22 6

feelings of worthlessness: w05 8/1 3-4; w90 3/1 6-8

lack of social support systems: g 9/10 29; w90 3/1 3

loss of mate: g01 1/8 28

misunderstandings: w90 3/1 8

modern civilization: g90 1/22 29

overwork: g93 6/22 5-6

personal failings: w90 4/15 27-28

personal wrongdoing: w06 5/15 20; w06 7/15 26-27; w90 3/1 7-8

physical: w90 3/1 4-5; g87 10/22 5-6

psychological: w90 3/1 3-4; g87 10/22 7-10

coping with: mwb23.09 11; wp19.2 12-13; wp16.1 2; g 10/13 15; w06 7/15 28-29; w05 8/1 4-7; w03 1/15 13; w99 4/1 4; w91 10/1 15; w90 3/1 5-9; w88 2/15 13-15; g87 10/22 11-16

adjustments in thinking: g92 10/8 4-9; g88 3/8 28

benefit of hoping in Jehovah: w06 5/15 20

benefits of exercise: g02 1/8 29; g88 10/22 29

how Jehovah helps: ijwbq article 32; w11 6/1 19; g 7/09 6-9; w88 2/15 13-14

recognizing Jehovah’s view of us: cl 242-249; w01 9/1 17-18

recognizing one’s real value: w90 3/1 6-7

seeking professional help: ijwbq article 32; g 7/09 4-6; w90 3/15 30

victim of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: g 1/06 29

why field ministry helps: w19.04 11; w90 3/1 6; w88 2/15 14

cost: g98 12/22 28

discussion: g 10/13 14-15; g 7/09 3-9; g04 1/8 4-6, 8-13; w90 3/1 3-9; g87 10/22 2-16

distorted thinking patterns (chart): g87 10/22 13

effect on health:

eating disorders: g90 12/22 6-8

heart: g 2/15 8

endurance under: w92 7/15 21-22; w90 3/1 8-9

experiences:

anxiety disorder: wp23.1 15

Asian refugee with nothing to live for: w08 1/15 16-17

Bible Stories audiocassettes: w86 7/15 32

Bible Stories book cures grandmother: g 12/08 32

Bible truth overcomes: yb03 51-52; w99 4/1 4; w90 3/1 3-4; w90 7/15 25; w90 9/1 15; yb89 11-13; w86 4/1 7

bipolar disorder: wp23.1 11

circuit overseer: w95 2/1 23-24

comforted by greeting at meeting: w18.06 31

congregation meetings help deaf woman: w02 3/15 25

elderly man prays for help: yb09 19

elders: w06 9/1 11-12; w96 5/15 32

elders assist: w02 2/15 23

father depressed: ijwyp article 58

finds magazines at her door: yb14 64-65

overcoming depression: wp23.1 9, 15; g92 10/8 8-9; w90 5/1 12-13; g87 10/22 7-15

poor people: w97 9/15 4

postpartum (postnatal) depression: g02 7/22 19-23

publications assist: w03 3/1 32

sends daughter with letter asking for help: yb10 50-51

seriously ill: w91 10/1 15

since childhood: w11 12/15 27-29

sister with schizophrenic son: w90 12/1 31

victim of osteogenesis imperfecta: w09 5/1 29-31

Witness girl addresses seminar: w05 11/1 15

woman about to kill self and children: yb04 57

young recluse: w99 6/1 8

Greek word for “depressed souls”: w90 3/15 27

how it feels: g 7/09 3-4

link with other illnesses: g03 10/8 28

masked depression:

before retirement: g93 3/22 29

meaning of term: g 10/13 14

men: g04 7/8 28

not genetic: w02 6/1 10

not necessarily sign of spiritual illness: w92 7/15 21-22

older people: g 2/06 5-6; g97 9/8 29

prevalence: g 4/14 8; w03 3/1 32; g01 9/8 3; g93 6/8 28

rise during 20th century: w02 6/1 10; w99 4/1 4; g94 5/22 28-29; w93 9/15 10

seasonal depression:

arctic winter: g 12/08 26-27

effect of melatonin: g00 12/8 30

symptoms: g01 9/8 5-6; w90 3/1 3; yp 106, 108; g87 10/22 3-4

major depression: g04 1/8 5; yp 107-109

types: g 7/09 5

youths: mrt article 76; g17.1 3-7; yp1 95-96; g 9/10 22; g02 4/22 30; g02 5/8 30; g01 9/8 3-14; yp 104-114

coping with depression: ijwyp article 65; mrt article 76; g17.1 5-7; yp2 222-224; g01 9/8 13; g00 10/22 13-15; yp 109-114; g88 8/8 23

teacher distributes Awake! articles on: g 4/08 32

what parents can do: g17.1 4