Hope for Depression Blog

Guest Bloggers

  • Louisa Benton

    Executive Director

  • Steven P. Roose, M.D

    Professor of Clinical Psychiatry

  • Huda Akil, Ph.D

    DTF Chair

New Study Reveals Tip of the Iceberg,
December 18, 2015

Depression cuts a wide swath across society.

A new study released this month from Harvard Medical School reveals that the entire medical profession is even concerned about depression in its own ranks. Nearly 30% of new physicians struggle with severe symptoms of major depression, the study says. This is a rate three times worse than the general population.

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HDRF at the Watermill Center’s Scaler Lecture Series,
October 9, 2015

Please watch HDRF’s Founder & Chair Audrey Gruss present at the Watermill Center’s Scaler Lecture Series.

The Watermill Center: Scaler Lecture Series – Summer 2015 from HDRF on Vimeo.

Our Latest Post on Psychology Today Blog,
September 11, 2015

Researchers are becoming increasingly aware that depression runs in families – sometimes across multiple generations.

But does that mean depression is hereditary? Or is depression handed down through the environment?

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HDRF in the Media,
September 3, 2015

As summer wraps up, we’d like to share a few pieces of recent press coverage on HDRF.

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Mariel Hemingway to Receive HOPE Award in November,
August 19, 2015

The Hope for Depression Research Foundation is thrilled to announce that actress and writer Mariel Hemingway will receive the 2015 HOPE Award for Depression Advocacy at the Ninth Annual HOPE Luncheon Seminar on November 10th in NYC.

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