Brought to you by the Depression Is Real Coalition, The Down & Up Show is dedicated to the reality of depression. 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 #58: Depression Therapies

Dr. Reef Karim speaks to Dr. Melva Green about her show "Therapy Thursdays" on Baltimore's Big Phat Morning Show WERQ 92.3. The show discusses a number of topics that pertain to the urban community ranging from definitive psychiatric problems like suicide to the question of Hip Hop's impact on the psyche of young people. Dr. Green also spoke about lifestyle choices like eating healthy and exercise that people living with depression can incorporate into their treatment regimens to help them stay on the road to recovery.

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Down & Up Show #57: Depression and Suicide

Dr. Reef Karim speaks with Dr. Charles Gross, of Weill Medical College of Cornell University and John Draper, PhD, director of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at the Mental Health Association of New York City. Charles Gross discusses his study, "Suicide Tourism in Manhattan, New York City, 1990-2004" about the high rates of suicide by people who do not live in Manhattan, and John Draper discusses suicide prevention and the importance of treating depression reduce the high rates of suicide.

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