In the first post of this two-part blog, I used the example of Abraham Lincoln and raised the question as to whether he rose to greatness in spite of his apparent depression or alternatively was in ...

There was a time when pantries were bare, and creativity was the key ingredient in every kitchen. During the Great Depression ...

Creativity doesn’t disappear—it gets crowded out or stifled. Learn six practical ways to protect your creative energy and ...

The idea behind the study is that engaging in the arts offers a pathway for exploring and expanding new ways of thinking, developing insights and sparking self-discovery. As a clinician, I am deeply ...

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. Adolescents with serious depression can feel stuck in their symptoms and ways of ...

A research team found that Creativity Camp, a two-week arts intervention delivered as a day camp, had a positive impact on mental health and well-being in adolescents with depression. Published in ...

Correction: In my last article, the price of eggs should have been 7 cents per dozen during the Depression, not 70 cents per dozen as printed. The Great Depression was felt in all of our United States ...

Depression era food is all about stretching ingredients further. That doesn't mean the recipes need to suffer from a lack of taste. In fact, many Depression era foods were delicious and filling. Here ...

Vincent van Gogh sliced off his ear with a knife during a psychotic episode. Ballet dancer Vaslav Nijinsky developed ...