Nothing worked for my depression — until I tried meditation
The Washington Post
Format:
Newspaper Article
Publication Date:
Nov 30, 2017
Sources ID:
65896
Collection:
Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Depression
Visibility:
Public (group default)
Abstract:
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I’ve been on the wrong side of happy since I was 4, when my parents split. I don’t remember a sense of devastation, but I doubt this was a coincidence. An adverse childhood event such as divorce increases the risk of depression, especially when coupled with my father’s history of mental illness.