Depression - Feelings of severe despondency and dejection, typically also with feelings of inadequacy and guilt, often accompanied by lack of energy and disturbance of appetite and sleep.
Morbidity - The condition of being diseased.
Mortality - The state of being subject to death.
Comorbidity - The simultaneous presense of two chronic diseases or conditions in a patient.
Narrative theory - The study of how stories help people make sense of the world, while also studying how people make sense of stories.
Benzodiazepines - Any of a class of heterocyclic organic compounds used as tranquilizers, such as Librium and Valium, often used in treating anxiety.
Opiods - A compound resembling opium in addictive properties or physiological effects.
Tricyclic Antidepressant - An early class of drug demonstrated to be effective in treating depression, anxiety, and certain kinds of pain.