Depression
Gardner suffered from clinical depression for much of the late 1990s and has written extensively about his experience of the illness and the prejudice encountered by its sufferers. He is an active supporter of Mind and has campaigned for the equal treatment of people with mental health problems, particularly in relation to employment.
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Famous quotes containing the word depression:
“Every age yearns for a more beautiful world. The deeper the desperation and the depression about the confusing present, the more intense that yearning.”
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