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26 October 2006
Chris Rose a columnist for the New Orleans Times-Picayune, describes his experiences with depression following Hurricane Katrina. Really well written column, from a writer who was skeptical about the medical validity of depression.
Although I never doubted that depression exists, all my life I thought I was just carrying normal baggage. Then I sat through National Lampoon's Vacation crying my eyes out.