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"Christ-Centered Healing from Depression and Low Self-Worth"  

ezrataftbenson Ezra Taft Benson, “Do Not Despair,” Ensign, Nov 1974, 65.  See it also 12 years later, with little variation, as a First Presidency Message: Ensign, Oct 1986, 2   (Depression described as an increasingly common form of spiritual attack, with "righteous alternatives" identified to help overcome it.)
boydkpacker Boyd K. Packer,Solving Emotional Problems in the Lord’s Own Way,” Ensign, May 1978, 91.  (Basic thesis - Fostering self reliance is a core principle in helping others - whether with physical needs or with emotional/spiritual needs.) 

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Richard G. Scott, “To Be Free of Heavy Burdens,” Ensign, Nov 2002, 86   ("Complete healing will come, through your faith in Jesus Christ.  Ponder the power of the Atonement.  Pray to understand how it can heal you.")

chiekookazaki Chieko N. Okazaki, “Rowing Your Boat,”  Ensign,  Nov 1994, 92  (Explaining the need for a balanced approach, to "seek learning, by study and also by faith" - D&C 88:118)

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Richard G. Scott, “Finding Joy in Life,” Ensign, May 1996, 24  (Teaching the power of positive perspective, illustrated by a pebble held up to the eye, where it obstructs the view of everything else, or cast onto ground for realistic perspective.)