Thirty Years After Eagleton Controversy, Mental Health Stigma Still Haunts Political Arena

From: U.S. Newswire | Date: October 1, 2002 | Copyright information

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Thirty years after Democrats replaced Vice Presidential nominee Thomas Eagleton because of concerns about his mental health, the stigma surrounding depression and other mood disorders still poses a substantial obstacle for many people who would seek public office, according to a national survey released today. This obstacle remains despite the tremendous gains that have been made in the treatment of such illnesses.

A survey of 1,200 U.S. adults by the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) revealed that, in a race for national office where all ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

Regulation for Fun and Profit; Mood Disorders; Blinded by the Limelight.
; ...stricter disclosure requirements, their stock climbed 11.5 percent to 22.1 percent more than that of businesses unaffected by the law...coauthor. But sometimes the market does seem to like it. Mood Disorders That nasty commute doesn't just make workers testy-it...Walking in the Door: Sources and ...
NEWTON'S APPLE; A guide to how, what and where Two most common mood disorders differ in symptoms, treatment.(NEWS)
; ...violent people have underlying mood disorders that make it hard to control...impulses. The two most common mood disorders - depression and manic-depression...is believed to affect 15 percent of the general population and perhaps as many as 25 percent of women at some time in...energy ...
Mood Disorders in Women
; Mood Disorders in Women Edited by Meir Steiner...substrate and clinical features of mood disorders in women. It is very comprehensive...unique to women, yet not exclusively mood disorders, such as premenstrual symptoms and...
Mood Disorders Tend to Evolve Over Time. (Raised Expression of Genetic Predisposition).
; ASPEN, COLO. -- Depression and other mood disorders not only tend to become more frequent...Colorado. Indeed, the incidence of mood disorders has increased with every generation...cases--especially of severe early-onset mood disorders, said Dr. Dubovsky, professor and vice...
Study to show why minorities with mood disorders are misdiagnosed
; ...African Americans seeking help for mood disorders, such as depression or bipolar disorder...need to find out why." Treatment for mood disorders is different from that typically used...for very poor outcomes. "Untreated mood disorders result in functional impairment both...
Obesity linked to mood disorders
; ...with depression and other mood disorders. Whether obesity might cause...including depression were about 25 percent more common in the obese people...obese people were about 25 percent less likely to abuse drugs...depression affects about 10 percent of the population, or nearly...
The Utility of the DSM Nosology of Mood Disorders
; Mood disorders have proven to be a fertile ground...incorporate most, if not all, of the mood disorders encountered in clinical practice...agreement in our conceptualization of mood disorders. (Can J Psychiatry 2006;51:874-878...
MENOPAUSE AND MOOD DISORDERS: USE OF HRT AND ANTIDEPRESSANT TREATMENT
; ...life. HRT can significantly improve mood disorders in this period of woman's life. The...effective in treating postmenopausal mood disorders. The associations between HRT and antidepressant...could be the treatment of choice in the mood disorders in menopause. [Author Affiliation...
Schizophrenia and mood disorders: The new drug therapies in clinical practice
; Schizophrenia and mood disorders: The new drug therapies in clinical...related to schizophrenia and mood disorders. Divided into three sections...for schizophrenia, section two mood disorders (equally divided between anti-depressan...
Mood disorders and their treatments may have oral side effects.(Upfront)
; Patients who suffer from mood disorders like major depression and bipolar disorders need...providers must be able to recognize the signs of various mood disorders and refer patients for evaluation and treatment. Patients receiving treatment for mood disorders must also be carefully ...