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Thursday's international

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IRELAND: Negative impact of mental illness: 4 out of 10 say mental illness has a negative impact on their lives
AUSTRALIA: Australian farmers commit suicide as hope evaporates: One farmer kills himself every four days.
EU/CANADA: AstraZeneca's looking for approval for one-a-day Seroquel for schizophrenia: They haven't been able to get it in the U.S.
AUSTRALIA: State A-G Lavarch quits to fight her depression: Queensland Attorney-General Linda Lavarch (pictured) has quit her job to battle a "major depressive episode."

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Liz Spikol is senior contributing editor of Philadelphia Weekly. She writes the award-winning column The Trouble With Spikol, which began as a chronicle of her struggle with mental illness, and has since expanded into humorous musings on everything from graphic novels to how to use a mop. She also writes the paper's book review column, Lit Gloss. This blog -- named one of the Top 10 Bipolar Blogs of 2007 by PsychCentral -- is about mental illness policy, news, personal journeys and more.