Brought to you by the Depression Is Real Coalition, The Down & Up Show is dedicated to the reality of depression. Each week our hosts will talk with some of the world's top experts on depression, as well as people who have been impacted by this illness. The reality of depression is that it is a debilitating and potentially deadly medical condition that affects more than 15 million Americans every year. The other reality of depression is that there is hope.

Down & Up Show #27: Is Life Simply Harder for Some People?

Award winning author, Ann Packer discusses with host Terrie Williams her most recent novel, Songs Without Words, which gets to the heart of depression and its impact on families and relationships.

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Down & Up Show #26: Dr. Reef Karim: A Medical Messenger in a Pop Culture World.

Terrie Williams speaks with Dr. Reef Karim, an attending psychiatrist at the prestigious UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, about depression and celebrity, as well as his work abroad helping people recover from the trauma of natural disasters.

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Down & Up Show #25: Screening for Depression

Dr. Douglas Jacobs discusses National Depression Screening Day and the importance of mental health education with guest host Rahn Kennedy Bailey, M.D..

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Down & Up Show #24: Breast Cancer, Depression and African American Women

Dr. Gina Villani of the National Urban League discusses breast cancer and depression in African American women with host Terrie Williams.

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