But I went to speak to several psychiatrists before I started making the film and they told me that the person who killed her own kids was psychotic – not just depressed or angry but in a very strange and rare place, and that this did not happen to everybody.
This "escape from the outside world" policy is especially welcome when you haven't worked in months, and the sight of people furiously emailing made me feel rather depressed.
He claimed that growing numbers of young adults were "very cautious and depressed" about their futures in terms of buying a home, paying off debt and finding a secure job.
He hands out flyers that state the day's agenda: "They think we will run and hide and be sad and depressed but we celebrate our diversity.
The longer I live, the more depressed I am that so many things haven't changed for women – and so many things have gone backwards".
Too little sleep over several nights leaves you tired, unable to concentrate, depressed, anxious and, eventually, if it continues, at an increased risk of diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity.
But in depressed areas there were few solicitors willing to take part.
Families collapse under pressure from unpaid bills, as angry workless parents or adult children at home grow more depressed and unemployable.
"Over the years," I tell Cacioppo, "I've thought the problem is maybe that I'm just grumpy, or antisocial or depressed.
You become more aggressive, more anxious, more depressed, there are changes in sleep.
Eleven of his depressed patients improved when treated with bright light.
