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Science Friday > Archives > 2003 > December
> December 19, 2003:
Hour Two: Depression Update
Depression affects millions of adults -- and children -- in the
United States. Some estimates say as many as 18.8 million Americans
are suffering from a depressive illness in any one-year period.
In this hour, we'll take a look at the latest research into depression.
What are the causes, and might there one day be a cure? How accurate
is diagnosis? Is enough research being done on kids?
Call in with your questions and comments at 1-800-989-8255 (3-4 Eastern),
and share your opinions online in our Listeners' Lounge (registration required).
Guests:
Paul Raeburn
Former Science Editor, BusinessWeek and Associated Press
Author of forthcoming, "Acquainted
With the Night: A Memoir."
New York, New York
Dr. George Zubenko
Professor of Psychiatry
University of Pittsburgh School
of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA
Dr. Brian Doyle
Psychiatrist (Private Practice)
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
and Family
Medicine
Georgetown Medical
School
Washington DC
David Brent
Academic Chief, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Professor of Psychiatry, Pediatrics, and Epidemiology
Endowed Chair, Suicide Studies
University of Pittsburgh Medical School
Pittsburgh, Pennsyivania
Books/Articles Discussed:
Related Links:
- NIMH
- Depression
- MEDLINEplus:
Depression
- Clinical
Depression
- Medical
Library: JAMA Patient Page:Depression
This segment produced by Annette Heist
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