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		<title>&#8220;Happy now?&#8221;: An honest and magnificent new essay about depression by Anna Quon</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:37:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, The UpDown Report, Books &#38; Book Reviews

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This year I fulfilled a lifelong dream of becoming a published novelist. The whole process of getting my book “Migration Songs” ready for print was a daunting one. My jewel of an editor saw me through the ups and downs, delivering endless pep talks to get me over the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Give a little bit&#8230;.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:26:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Regular Contributors, Philip Patston, Themes, Tumour Humour, The UpDown Report, Campaign Watch
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&#8230;.then give a little bit Mo&#8217;

As most of you know by now, Movember is an annual, month-long celebration of the moustache, highlighting men’s health issues, specifically prostate cancer and depression in men.
Philip Patston is certainly doing his part to raise awareness.
Now help him raise the dough.
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Read Irked posts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From No Home to Back Home on Broadway: Spotlighting stage veteran Terri White</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/9230/from-no-home-to-back-home-on-broadway-spotlighting-stage-veteran-terri-white/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Bum Deal
An overwhelmingly moving story&#8230;after the jump!

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Quoting the New York Times, in an article by Susan Dominus titled From No Home to Back Home on Broadway:
Midway through “Finian’s Rainbow,” which opens Thursday on Broadway, the stage veteran Terri White delivers a bluesy, rasping version of the song “Necessity.” The character wants to play, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Philip Patston puts down his razors to &#8220;grow a Mo&#8221;!</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/9210/philip-patston-puts-down-his-razors-to-grow-a-mo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Regular Contributors, Philip Patston, Themes, Cerebral Ballsy, Wheelchairman of the Board, Tumour Humour, The UpDown Report, Campaign Watch

&#8220;Movember is an annual, month-long celebration of the moustache, highlighting men’s health issues, specifically prostate cancer and depression in men. Mo Bros, supported by their Mo Sistas, start Movember (November 1st) clean shaven and then have the remainder of the month to grow and groom [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The dope on dopamine</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/9049/the-dope-on-dopamine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:14:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, The UpDown Report
Quoting Natalie Angier via NYTimes.com:
If you’ve ever had a problem with rodents and woken up to find that mice had chewed their way through the Cheerios, the Famous Amos, three packages of Ramen noodles, and even that carton of baker’s yeast you had bought in a fit of “Ladies of the Canyon” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wichita State University&#8217;s Psychology Department offering FREE 12-session program for adults coping with depression</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/8969/wichita-state-universitys-psychology-department-offering-free-12-session-program-for-adults-coping-with-depression/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Wichita State University&#8217;s Psychology Clinic is offering a free 12-session program for adults coping with depression. &#8221;We are looking for as many people as we can get,&#8221; said Rob Zettle, the psychology professor at WSU who is conducting the clinic. No drugs are prescribed, Zettle said, but people who are currently on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mental Health Problems On Campus:  Nationwide Push For Colleges To Prioritize Psychiatric Support</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/8974/mental-health-problems-on-campus-nationwide-push-for-colleges-to-prioritize-psychiatric-support/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:27:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin2</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, The UpDown Report
Arcadio Morales, one of six residence deans at Stanford University, has lived in an apartment in the campus dorms for 15 years, often fielding late-night phone calls from students about everything from Frisbee injuries to mid-term anxiety to alcohol poisoning. He says some arriving freshmen have always packed emotional baggage along with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One In Five&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/8943/one-in-five/</link>
		<comments>http://irkedmagazine.com/8943/one-in-five/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:25:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin2</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, The UpDown Report, Campaign Watch
A very important message from Anna Quon—critically-acclaimed debut novelist:
&#8220;Hi people,
One in five people will experience a mental illness every year. Yes, that&#8217;s roughly 200,000 Nova Scotians! The system to help these people and their loved ones is not working. And currently our government has no strategy to improve things.
Take a moment. Visit www.oneinfive.ca [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Glenn Close on overcoming Mental Illness&#8217; Stigma of Silence: &#8220;It&#8217;s just the beginning. Words are very powerful.&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/8547/glenn-close-on-overcoming-mental-illness-stigma-of-silence-its-just-the-beginning-words-are-very-powerful/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:53:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin2</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, The UpDown Report, Irked Videos
Glenn Close is an Emmy, Golden Globe and Tony Award winning actress. Over the last year, she has worked with some visionary groups to start BringChange2Mind.org, an organization that strives to inspire people to start talking openly about mental illness.
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Mental illness and I are no strangers.
From Alex Forrest in Fatal Attraction [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A deeply depressed beautiful mind: chatting with author Tom Wootton</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:55:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin2</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, The UpDown Report, Interviews
Part of Tom Wootton&#8217;s standard opening to his talks on mental illness is to pause, scan the audience and call for a show of hands. &#8221;How many of you have a condition such as bipolar, schizophrenia or depression?&#8221; he&#8217;ll ask and then do a quick count. &#8220;Quite a few. That&#8217;s wonderful.&#8221; Wonderful? Personality [...]]]></description>
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