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Article: TREATING DEPRESSION BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
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- October 2, 2000
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TERESA MCALEAVY
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
10-02-2000
TREATING DEPRESSION BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE
By TERESA MCALEAVY
Date: 10-02-2000, Monday
Section: LIFESTYLE
Edition: All Editions -- Two Star B, Two Star P, One Star B
Column: COPING
In the next 17 minutes another person in this country will commit
suicide.
By year's end, the tally of lives lost, usually because their
depression goes untreated, will exceed 30,000. Five thousand of those
will be between ages 15 and 24.
In an effort to deal with this staggering public health crisis,
Thursday's National Depression Screening Day will include a new
component aimed at teaching family members and friends what to do if a
loved one is suicidal.
The ...