European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 22, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday Juty 22,1993 free Booklet on depression offered dear Ann Landers you recently published a letter from a woman who described herself As Joyless useless friendless Hope less and sick and tired of being sick and  you correctly replied that she sounded clinically depressed and emphasized there is help for you but you musts Ekit r depression is a serious disabling medical disorder that affects approximately one in eight adults. This Means about 11 million people each year. Clinical depression is not the blues nor is it caused by personal weakness or moral defect. It exists in men an women of All racial ethnic educational social income and age groups. Yet today Only one out of three people with depressions diagnosed and treated correctly. This is a tragedy because once identified depression Al most always can be treated successfully either with Medica Tion psychotherapy or combination of both. Most people recover within a few months. The . Public health service s Agency for health care policy and research recently released new Clini Cal guidelines on depression developed by a panel of experts to help physicians and health care workers detect diagnose and treat major depression in their patients. These guidelines include a brochure developed to help people with depression As Well As family and friends that explains symptoms and treatment options. For a free copy Send a postcard to depression guide lines dept. Al . Box 8547, Silver Spring my. 20907. A. John Rush m.d., Agency for health care policy and research dear readers this Booklet contains a Gold mine of information. I Ann Landers urge anyone who feels depressed Joyless friendless and sick and tired of being sick and tired to Send Tor it. It could change your life. Remember it s free. Dear Ann Landers a couple of years ago i wrote to you about my Hus band s office affairs. You advised me to have a serious talk with him and get professional counselling. My Hus band said i was mentally unstable and things Wen from bad to worse. Fili ally i worked up the courage to file for  husband is a very powerful Man because of his Job and he can be very intimidating. The judge was female and this is what i got no child  until i remarry if i do so. Half of the proceeds of our Home when it is sold i must move out of the House in four months and if it is not sold i am obligated to pay for half of the Mort Gage until a Sale is . My advice to women in my situation is this Sta with the reptile even if the situation is Lousy. Almost always it s better than tearing your life apart and ending up alone financially wrecked and miser Able. Sign me Coral Springs Fla. . At the risk of Boring millions of readers to death i will repeat the Ann Landers formula for women who arc in unhappy marriages. Ask yourself this question Are you better off with him or without him apparently in your Case you were better off with him but this is not True in every instance. No woman should stay with a Man who is involved with drugs or who is physically violent. She could end up  the other hand a woman who has no marketable skills and four children under 10 should not Rush to divorce court because her husband does t pay enough attention to her. Letters to Ann Landers should be addressed to her at . Box 11562, Chi Cago 111.60611-0562. C creators Syndicate Tell schools about children s injuries dear Abby Colorado Mother was very Wise to have kept her child Home from Day care because she had accidentally fallen and had some ugly looking bruises on her face. She might have been accused of child abuse. I worked As a school nurse and saw Many children with suspicious looking injuries that had occurred at Home. I advise parents to Send a note to school with the child explaining How the child was bruised otherwise we must rely on the children to Tell us How the injury took place. All suspicious looking injuries must be reported that is the Law we Are told. We cannot always rely on the child to Tell us dear Abby the truth. One kindergarten Pupil came to school with Anasty Gash on his earlobe. He told me that his Mother had put tape Over his Mouth to keep him quiet and that when she went to Cut the tape off she accidentally Cut his car. We called child protective services and they investigated the Case. They Learned that after mom had read a Story to he children about egyptian mummies they got silly and taped each other up with masking tape. I wish that Mother had told us. She could have save herself and the school a lot of unnecessary Trou ble. School nurse dear nurse _ thanks for the input. Mothers fathers teachers arc you listening letters for this column should a addressed to dear Abby at . Box 447, mount Morris Iii. 61054. C unto Oral press Syndicate the stars and stripes today s crossword across 1 runs up the phone Bill 3 Tom Hanks movie. 8 slightly 12 peek Follower 13 Marseilles Monarch 14 entry in the ump s Book 15 carte 16 Abby s Sis 17 marooned one s place 18 Sheet music setups20 picnic race equipment 22 German physics std. 26 to s French chef 29 Canadian prov. 30 Sticky stuff 31 take on 32 quiche base 33 Church array 34" not choose to run 35"norm a 36 vicinities37 celsius 40 comic strip news editor 41 annoy 451960s musical 47 Bob s partner 49 Beetle Bailey s Tow Iqbal 50 Helper Savoj s stack once 52 Send out 53 swelled 54 absolutely 55 Campaign promises Down 1 thanks. Giving veggies 2 Aid a Hood 3 hawaiian resort area 4 Fluffy recipe. 5 impudent 6 charged bit 7 Tea variety 8 if i were Man 9 Booker t. 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