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Signs of Clinical Depression

By David Schnur | January 30, 2002

Concentration is often impaired Inability to experience pleasure Increase in self-critical thoughts with a voice in the back of one's mind providing a constant barrage of harsh, negative statements Sleep disturbance or inability to fall back to sleep Change in personality Increased isolation Decrease in appetite or food loses its taste Feelings of guilt, helplessness and/or hopelessness Thoughts of suicide Feelilng fatigued after 12 hours of sleep Missing deadlines or a drop in standards Increased sexual promiscuity Increased alchohol/drug use Information from the Dartmouth College Health Service

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Mental illness transforms into rights movement

By Ryan Samuels | January 30, 2002

Although Americans have long kept depression and other psychological disorders as dirty secrets, a growing popular movement hopes that politicians, insurance companies, and ordinary citizens will soon view mental illness as they would any other health affliction, such as a toothache, that could qualify an individual for insurance coverage. Analysts say the work of activists such as Tipper Gore and mental health advocacy groups, along with a generation of baby boomers less hesitant to talk about issues formerly considered too personal, has led to the de-stigmatization of psychological illness. The result has been a popular mental health movement that, among other things, has politicized mental health care coverage. "Formerly, mental health was pushed off into a different realm which people did not want to talk about.

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Dick's House offers a variety of services

By Michelle Hogan | January 30, 2002

Dartmouth's mental health services, centered around the Counseling and Human Development Department in Dick's House, provide students with a variety of therapeutic options, from topic-specific support groups to individual counseling. Dartmouth's basic health care plan, included in each student's tuition, covers these services. The mental healthcare staff at Dick's House -- which consists of psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and fourth-year psychiatry residents -- counsels students in need of short-term care.

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New research dulls Prozac's glossy image

By Sabrina Peric | January 30, 2002

Glossy, trendy and a household name, Prozac has become the first prescription drug of our time to transgress the obscure world of medical textbooks and enter the glamorized sphere of popular culture. And yet the drug's success may not be quite so straightforward. With growing controversy surrounding Prozac and the emergence of similar anti-depressants, the first quarter of this year -- 15 years after Prozac first hit the market -- has seen the pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Co., manufacturer of Prozac, report an astounding 25-percent drop in earnings. While some are blaming this drop on Lilly's loss of its patent and the corresponding emergence of less expensive generic versions, others identify another phenomenon: the end of the "happy pill" era. Once considered a wonder drug, Prozac was believed to be a much more viable, efficient and inexpensive alternative to psychotherapy. But after 15 years on the market, scientists are now beginning to understand the long-term effects of the drug and why therapy may, many say, be much more beneficial than a prescription. Approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1987 as an anti-depressant with "fewer than usual" side effects, Prozac (or fluoxetine) became widely used for treating depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and bulimia nervosa. Within two years, pharmacies were filling out 65,000 Prozac prescriptions a month in the United States alone.

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MIT combats campus' unusually high suicide rate

By Jen Tutak | January 30, 2002

Criticized for having one of the highest collegiate suicide rates in the country, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has forged ahead with an aggressive campaign to review its mental health policy and cope with the growing national trend of young adult suicide. At MIT, 11 students have committed suicide since 1990, 10 of them undergraduates.

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Tips for some of the most prevalent illnesses at Dartmouth

By David Schnur | January 30, 2002

Stress and Anxiety Be realistic in what you can and cannot do. Get adequate sleep. Try to establish a regular hour for bedtime. Control your emotions. Learn to love people more than things. Don't rely on alcohol or drugs to cope with a problem. Don't keep feelings to yourself. Make decisions even though they may turn out to be wrong. Try to follow routines.

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Experts: Symptom length indicates depression

By Katie Van Syckle | January 30, 2002

You find no motivation to open a textbook, interact with friends or get out of bed. Are you depressed? According to mental health experts, the answer is maybe -- depending on the duration and intensity of such symptoms. While it is sometimes hard to determine what behavior is normal and what behavior should prompt concern, counselors say there is an important, although sometimes complicated, distinction between going through a rut and being depressed. "Depression is an illness, having a bad day isn't," said Dr. Michael Hertzberg Ph.D., a psychiatrist based in Alexandria, Virginia.

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Woolsey argued his way into CIA

By Tara Kyle | January 30, 2002

Former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency James Woolsey broke into the national security business by picking fights, and things haven't changed much since. While attending the 1968 wedding of a college friend and the daughter of then-Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Nitze, Woolsey found himself at odds with the father of the bride. The one-time head of Yale Citizens for Eugene McCarthy didn't see eye to eye with the Johnson administration's Vietnam policy. "It was Lieutenant Woolsey versus Deputy Secretary of Defense Nitze," Woolsey said yesterday in an interview with The Dartmouth. Yet Nitze clearly saw something he liked in the Tulsa-born Army Captain, because when Nitze headed up the U.S.

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SA nixes Ivy Council secession plan

By Matt Lewis | January 30, 2002

Student Assembly demonstrated strong support last night for the Ivy Council, almost unanimously rejecting a resolution to sever ties with the organization composed of student representatives from Ivy League schools. Members backing the Ivy Council hoped that the Assembly's full support would ensure stability and tangible results from the flagging organization, which recently suffered the resignation of two-fifths of its executive board. Despite having sponsored the motion to dissolve the Assembly's relationship with the Ivy Council, Student Body Vice President Michael Newton '04 said he was pleased with the outcome. "I think its important that the Dartmouth Student Assembly made a commitment to Ivy Council," Newton said.

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Muh is go-to man in Tulloch trial

By Tara Kyle | January 29, 2002

When photographers and journalists flood tiny Haverhill, N.H., this April for the trial of Robert Tulloch, the man controlling the floodwaters will be Grafton County Superior Court Clerk Bob Muh. Clerks function as administrators of the court; Muh, a 14-year veteran of Grafton County Superior Court, heads a staff of seven that oversees security, scheduling, local court procedures and press relations. A high-profile case is a rarity for Grafton County.

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Students demand Asian Am. studies

By Katie Martin | January 29, 2002

Leafing through the pages of the course prospectus, students find Latino Studies, African and African American Studies, Jewish Studies, Asian and Middle Eastern Studies and Native American Studies.

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One year later, Tulloch faces trial

By Matt Lewis | January 28, 2002

Almost exactly one year after the initial chaos surrounding the shocking murders of Half and Susanne Zantop hit, some answers for the Upper Valley community are on the horizon. Despite recent twists in the case, the upcoming trial of Robert Tulloch -- accused of stabbing the Dartmouth professors to death with the aid of James Parker -- should shed some light on exactly what happened on Jan.

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