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.

Nell Casey

Nell Casey is the editor of the bestselling essay collection, Unholy Ghost: Writers on Depression. Her new collection, An Uncertain Inheritance: Writers on Caring for Family, will be published in November, 2007. She has contributed to The New York Times, Slate, Salon, Elle and Cookie, among other publications. She lives in Brooklyn, New York with her husband and son.

To order her books visit the following links:
Unholy Ghost: Writers on Depression
An Uncertain Inheritance: Writers on Caring for Family