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.

Dr. Gerald Haeffel

Professor Haeffel received a B.A. in Psychology from Lawrence University in 1997 and a PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2005. He then completed a one-year postdoctoral fellowship at the Yale Child Study Center. In 2006, Professor Haeffel joined the psychology department at the University of Notre Dame as an Assistant Professor. Professor HaeffelÕs program of research is devoted to understanding the cognitive processes and products that contribute to risk and resilience for depression. He integrates work from multiple areas of psychology including clinical, cognitive, social, affective science, and molecular genetics. He hopes his research will lead to improved treatment and prevention interventions, as well as greater insights into the mind-mood connection. To learn more about his research please visit his website (http://www.nd.edu/~ghaeffel).