S. Nassir Ghaemi, M.D., M.P.H., Bipolar Disorder Expert
S. Nassir Ghaemi is a psychiatric researcher with expertise in bipolar disorder and psychopharmacology. He also has interests and training in philosophy and public health. His research has helped...
View ArticleSuzanne Mintz, Caregiver Burnout
Suzanne Mintz is President and Co-Founder of the National Family Caregivers Association. Is there any research that shows how helpful caregiving is? Yes. The 2003 Parade Caregiver Survey clearly shows...
View ArticleMyrna Weissman, Ph.D., Psychotherapy
Dr. Weissman is director of the Clinical and Genetic Epidemiology at the NY State Psychiatric Institute, which conducts many studies on depression in families, and co-author with the late Gerald...
View ArticleLaura Rosen, Ph.D., Family Communications
Laura Rosen, Ph.D., is author of When Someone You Love is Depressed. She has her own private practice in psychiatry, in New Jersey. What roles and responsibilities can family members and friends take...
View ArticleMatt Ruble, M.D., Diagnosis and Treatment
Matt Ruble, M.D., is Associate Training Director of Psychiatry at Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School. How long does it typically take for someone with depression to get diagnosed? The...
View ArticleDr. Carol Glod, Teen Depression
Dr. Carol Glod is Director of Nursing Research at McLean Hospital. She conducts studies of adolescent depression and its possible treatments. Depression in teens usually goes undiagnosed, and often...
View ArticleScott Aaronson, M.D., Treatment-Resistant Depression
Dr. Aaronson directs the clinical research programs at Sheppard Pratt Health System, based in Baltimore, Md. Below he discusses his practice and some of the recent news surrounding treatment-resistant...
View ArticleRichard Frank, Ph.D., How to Find and Pay for Treatment
Richard Frank, Ph.D., is Professor of Health Economics at Harvard Medical School where he studies the economics and financing of mental health care. Can you give us an overview of the mental health...
View ArticleRosalynn Carter, Former First Lady, Ending the Mental Health Crisis
Rosalynn Carter is a Former First Lady of the United States and Co-Founder of the Carter Center (with former U.S. President and husband Jimmy Carter). The Carter Center’s Mental Health Program works to...
View ArticleArmando Rodriguez, M.D., Mental Illness Stigma Among Latinos
(En Español) Armando Rodriguez, M.D., is an internist for a multi-specialty medical group in Miami, Florida. He was born in the United States in 1961—two weeks after his parents arrived from Cuba. His...
View ArticleArmando Rodriguez, M.D., El estigma de las enfermedades mentales en la...
Armando Rodriguez, M.D. es un médico internista trabajando para un grupo médico de especialidades múltiples en Miami, Florida. El doctor Rodriguez nació en los Estados Unidos en 1961, dos semanas...
View ArticleWhy You Should Have an ACA Health Plan
An Interview with Dania Palanker, J.D., M.P.P. Georgetown University Center on Health Insurance Reforms We asked health insurance policy expert Dania Palanker, an Assistant Research Professor at the...
View ArticleTreatment Resistant Depression Overview 2020
Treatment-Resistant Depression Overview Scott T. Aaronson, M.D. Dr. Aaronson is Director of Clinical Research and a psychiatrist at the Retreat at Sheppard Pratt Health System and a clinical associate...
View ArticleDifficult to Treat Depression
Difficult-to-Treat Depression: A New Approach to Treatment-Resistant Depression Scott T. Aaronson, M.D. Dr. Aaronson is Director of Clinical Research and a psychiatrist at the Retreat at Sheppard...
View ArticleLearn Practical Tips and Essential Information about Medical Debt and...
Picture this. Your loved one has experienced a mental health emergency. After a terrifying ride in the ambulance and subsequent hospital stay, your loved one comes home. A month or two later, the...
View ArticleWhen A Loved One Has Hard-to-Treat Depression: Being an Effective Partner in...
An interview with Kristin Beville, LICSW, MPH We asked Kristin Beville, Director of the McLean Hospital Department of Social Work, about the challenges that families and caregivers face when a loved...
View ArticleShared Decision Making
Shared Decision Making Decisions about treatment are often most effective when they are made collaboratively, with the provider offering information about treatment options (including potential...
View ArticleArmando Rodriguez, M.D., El estigma de las enfermedades mentales en la...
Armando Rodriguez, M.D. es un médico internista trabajando para un grupo médico de especialidades múltiples en Miami, Florida. El doctor Rodriguez nació en los Estados Unidos en 1961, dos semanas...
View ArticleFacebook Live on Parenting, Teens Depression, and Substance Use!
Families for Depression Awareness’ Facebook Live event on Tuesday, August 11 at 7:30 pm ET In our upcoming “Ask the Expert” event, FFDA Co-Executive Director Valerie Cordero talks with Child and...
View ArticleHow You Can Advocate for Maternal Mental Health Care
Families for Depression Awareness asked Joy Burkhard, MBA, Founder and Executive Director of 2020 Mom, to update us on maternal mental health care since her post on Care for Your Mind in 2016. 2020...
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