WSU study finds white patients diagnosed with depression are prescribed antidepressants at twice the rate of minorities. LINK TO DRUG IN school shootings renews controversy. Denver Rocky Mountain News June 1, 1999. Cholesterol, depression linked. Detroit Free Press June 1, 1999.
Study finds women with low cholesterol levels twice as likely to suffer from severe depression.
Almost a year after comedian Phil Hartman was shot and killed by his wife, who subsequently took her own life, a family member has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the makers of a popular antidepressant. Recovery from mental illness can cause financial problems. Seattle Times May 24, 1999. Drug, therapy mix treats depression. Oakland Tribune May 19, 1999.