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 #1: Facts and Myths: Depression Is Real.

Hosted by Dr. Ellen Frank. The Down & Up Show's premiere episode features Dr. Darrel Regier, Director, Division of Research, American Psychiatric Association discussing with Dr. Frank the biological nature of depression to debunk popular misconceptions that depression is "just the blues." He also discusses some of the promising areas of research on the treatment of depression.

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