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Dec 10
2009
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A new study suggests that oral anti-depression protocols won’t lighten a person’s mood until they brighten his or her personality—two personality traits that predispose people to depression must be affected first. They are high neuroticism* and low extraversion**, both of which have been linked to depression. As measured on a standard personality questionnaire, high neuroticism involves . . .
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Nov 11
2009
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Justin Duchscherer's ("The Duke Of Hurl") agent, Damon Lapa, said Tuesday that the free agent right-hander has made excellent progress with his clinical depression. Lapa described Duchscherer as "A happier and healthier person," and said he's working hard toward readying himself for the 2010 season. He's reportedly drawing a good deal of interest around the league. Duchscherer had a breakout year in 2008 (10--8, 2.54 ERA) after moving from the bullpen to the Oakland rotation but missed all of this season with elbow and hip injuries. He made three rehab starts in the minors but was held out of his last two for what the team said was his “nonbaseball-related issue."
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Oct 06
2009
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More than 45,000 fans gathered Sunday at the Hannover stadium for a memorial service for Germany goalkeeper Robert Enke, whose suicide has shaken the country. "Robert Enke will never come back to this stadium, the place where he conquered our hearts," Hannover club president Martin Kind said at the beginning of the ceremony. "But it wasn't only his success that made Robert Enke so popular, it was the man, his personality."
The 32-year-old player, who played for Hannover 96 and had a good chance of being Germany's starting goalkeeper at next year's World Cup in South Africa, stepped in front of a train near his Hannover home on Tuesday evening. His widow, Teresa, appeared on national television a day later to say her husband had been suffering from depression for six years but did not want it known.
