Tag: Depression (mood)

Sometimes Rosa Luxemburg Was Depressed Too

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

”This is not Rosa Luxemburg. It is actress Barbara Sukowa playing Rosa Luxemburg in a 1986 film. There do not appear to be any historical photos of Mimi the cat, so we chose this one.“

Rosa Luxemburg was known as a ball of energy — “like a candle burning at both ends.” But like every person, she also suffered moments of despair.

Sometimes Rosa Luxemburg Was Depressed Too

Previously:

Comrade and Lover: Rosa Luxemberg’s Letters to Leo Jogiches

The Letters Of Rosa Luxemburg (Mimi & Lenin)

Placebo effect for all psychiatric diagnoses “of considerable magnitude”

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

In a new study, researchers found huge improvements in psychiatric symptoms on placebo alone, particularly for depression and anxiety. They included the 10 least biased, most recent randomised controlled trials for nine common diagnoses in their attempt to quantify the improvements that could be expected without treatment.

Placebo effect for all psychiatric diagnoses “of considerable magnitude” (archived)