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 #60: Depresión Entre Latinos / Depression Among Latinos (in Spanish)

A nombre de la Coalición de Depresión es Real, la Alianza Nacional de Enfermedad Mental presenta el primer show Down & Up grabado en español. Maria José Carrasco, M.P.A., habla con la Dra. Margarita Alegría, Ph.D., sobre la depresión, específicamente en términos de cómo es experimentada entre latinos. La Dra. Alegría habla de cómo la depresión se manifiesta dentro de la población latina, cómo se expresa y algunas tendencias entre los latinos de cómo buscan ayuda para la depresión. La Dra. Alegría también habla sobre el tema del suicidio entre latinos.

On behalf of the Depression Is Real Coalition, the National Alliance on Mental Illness presents the first Down & Up Show recorded in Spanish. Maria José Carrasco, M.P.A., speaks to Dr. Margarita Alegría, Ph.D., about depression, specifically in terms of how it is experienced among Latinos. Dr. Alegría discusses how depression manifests within the Latino population, how it is expressed and some help-seeking tendencies among Latinos with depression. Dr. Alegría also touches on the subject of suicide among Latinos.

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