Depression

Spotlight on Maternal Mental Health: Treatment and Research
October 30, 2019
Joy Burkhard, MBA and
Catherine Monk, PhD and
Margaret Altemus, MD and
Rahil Briggs, PsyD and

by Khing Ceaze

Mental illness is something that plagues Americans in each and every state within the country.  Depression, anxiety and PTSD are silent killers. They may not cause physical death, but they do cause each and every individual affected by them to lose a piece of themselves. As an individual who struggles with depression as well as anxiety, I myself am on the battle field in this fight against mental illness.

by Briana Stanley
I am a college student who has dealt with depression for a long time. Growing up, I never had a name for it, but I knew I was off.  Within my community, things like depression and anxiety don’t exist.
by Deb Tokarz

It’s liberating to talk about my struggles with mental illness. That is now that I’ve come out on the other side. There was a time I hid my anxiety and depression because I was embarrassed and didn’t understand my emotions. I took solace in reading about others on the ADAA website — knowing I was not alone. 

Complicated Grief and Its Treatment
September 26, 2019
M. Katherine Shear, PhD and

by Alexander Lubinsky
 “I’m Fine” follows an unemployed college-grad as he battles his depression alone, sending him down a dark path. The idea for this film came to me from my own experiences struggling with depression.
Anxiety and Depression in LGBTQ Youth: What do we Know and How Can we Help?
June 3, 2019
Alexandra Hamlet and

Dr. Alexandra Hamlet, a Clinical Psychologist with the Child Mind Institute in New York, discusses the current research and the current challenges facing young people who are members of the LGBTQ community. Dr.

by Brady Altland
AMG Presents: TRIUMPH - Anxiety and Depression Benefit Concert in support of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America.
Lana Ruvolo Grasser, BSc

Prior to joining the Stress, Trauma and Anxiety Research Clinic (STARC) at Wayne State University (WSU), I did not know much about the refugee community, aside from what was publicized as a political point of contention during the 2016 election. I now see it as the crisis that it truly is.