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A book a day keeps depression away

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TumbleflumpDancingBum · 09/12/2004 11:00

Please \link{http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/main.jhtml?xml=/health/2004/12/08/hdepress08.xml&sSheet=/health/2004/12/08/ixhmain.html\read}Doctors believe reading to be better for you than pills for depression...

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spacedonkey · 09/12/2004 11:03

as long as they don't prescribe Jeffrey Archer - that would certainly worsen my symptoms

MariNativityPlay · 09/12/2004 11:07

ROFL spacedonkey!
I thought this was a brilliant idea. There are so many self-help books out there, having a health professional identify the ones that really can make a difference is an excellent, dare I say novel, solution.

spacedonkey · 09/12/2004 11:08

fnar fnar marina

But seriously, I think this is an excellent idea

JJ · 09/12/2004 11:08

Marina!

whatanenormousturkey · 09/12/2004 11:09

yes yes yes yes yes. absolutely.

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