Khristine Heflin, LCSW-C Adolescence is often a confusing time for both our young people and their caregivers. It is the stage where they are not quite adults but certainly don’t want to be treated like children. Adolescence can also be a difficult time as young... read more
Khristine Heflin, LCSW-C According to a 2018 survey by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), 16% of African American adults reported having a mental illness in the previous year, and 22.4% of that group reported a... read more
We interviewed Matthew Ruble, M.D., Director of Behavioral Health at Humana and a member of the Families for Depression Awareness Clinical Advisory Board, about how the health insurance industry has addressed mental health care access during the Covid-19 pandemic.... read more
Depression can be a devasting condition that interferes with your family’s way of life. In this video interview, Dr. Tianlia Tang, Medical Director of the Nashville Brain Institute, shares his experience of helping patients find a treatment that helps alleviate... read more
If you are feeling anxious these days, you are not alone. The pandemic, political climate, and issues of social inequality and racial injustice all bring stress and worry. Families for Depression Awareness (FFDA) Clinical Advisory Board member Linda Zamvil, MD, spoke... read more
John W. Williams Jr., M.D. Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry Duke University School of Medicine As a person living with a mental health condition, would you want your physician or other healthcare provider (HCP) making healthcare decisions on your behalf without... read more
Guest Blog: Postpartum Support International Wendy N. Davis, PhD, PMH-C, Executive Director For a woman suffering from perinatal depression, anxiety, or another mood disorder, there’s nothing scarier than feeling alone, abandoned, or without the help she so... read more
Families for Depression Awareness asked Joy Burkhard, MBA, Founder and Executive Director of 2020 Mom, to update us on maternal mental health care since her post on Care for Your Mind in 2016. 2020 Mom is a nonprofit social change organization aggressively working to... read more
Families for Depression Awareness’ Facebook Live event aired on Tuesday, August 11th! In our “Ask the Expert” event, FFDA Co-Executive Director Valerie Cordero talks with Child and Adolescent Therapist Khristine Heflin, LICSW, about the relationship... read more
An interview with Kristin Beville, LICSW, MPH We asked Kristin Beville, Director of the McLean Hospital Department of Social Work, about the challenges that families and caregivers face when a loved one lives with hard-to-treat depression, how they can manage emotions... read more
Picture this. Your loved one has experienced a mental health emergency. After a terrifying ride in the ambulance and subsequent hospital stay, your loved one comes home. A month or two later, the bills come and services that you thought were covered were not. If you... read more
An Interview with Dania Palanker, J.D., M.P.P. Georgetown University Center on Health Insurance Reforms We asked health insurance policy expert Dania Palanker, an Assistant Research Professor at the Center on Health Insurance Reforms at the Georgetown University... read more
Armando Rodriguez, M.D. es un médico internista trabajando para un grupo médico de especialidades múltiples en Miami, Florida. El doctor Rodriguez nació en los Estados Unidos en 1961, dos semanas después de que sus padres llegaran de Cuba. Su practica medica se... read more
(En Español) Armando Rodriguez, M.D., is an internist for a multi-specialty medical group in Miami, Florida. He was born in the United States in 1961—two weeks after his parents arrived from Cuba. His main patient base is Medicare and Medicaid recipients of color.... read more
Rosalynn Carter is a Former First Lady of the United States and Co-Founder of the Carter Center (with former U.S. President and husband Jimmy Carter). The Carter Center’s Mental Health Program works to promote awareness about mental health issues, reduce stigma and... read more
Richard Frank, Ph.D., is Professor of Health Economics at Harvard Medical School where he studies the economics and financing of mental health care. Can you give us an overview of the mental health care system — how do people currently pay for mental health treatment?... read more
Dr. Aaronson directs the clinical research programs at Sheppard Pratt Health System, based in Baltimore, Md. Below he discusses his practice and some of the recent news surrounding treatment-resistant depression – including new treatments and how various... read more
Dr. Carol Glod is Director of Nursing Research at McLean Hospital. She conducts studies of adolescent depression and its possible treatments. Depression in teens usually goes undiagnosed, and often leads to drug and alcohol abuse or additional behavioral disorders.... read more
Matt Ruble, M.D., is Associate Training Director of Psychiatry at Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School. How long does it typically take for someone with depression to get diagnosed? The length of time—from onset of symptoms until diagnosis and... read more
Laura Rosen, Ph.D., is author of When Someone You Love is Depressed. She has her own private practice in psychiatry, in New Jersey. What roles and responsibilities can family members and friends take on to help someone with a depressive disorder? Good relationships... read more
Dr. Weissman is director of the Clinical and Genetic Epidemiology at the NY State Psychiatric Institute, which conducts many studies on depression in families, and co-author with the late Gerald Klerman of the Comprehensive Guide to Interpersonal Psychotherapy. In the... read more
Suzanne Mintz is President and Co-Founder of the National Family Caregivers Association. Is there any research that shows how helpful caregiving is? Yes. The 2003 Parade Caregiver Survey clearly shows the positive impact family caregivers have on getting a loved one... read more
S. Nassir Ghaemi is a psychiatric researcher with expertise in bipolar disorder and psychopharmacology. He also has interests and training in philosophy and public health. His research has helped identify the common misdiagnosis of bipolar disorder as unipolar... read more
Raymond DePaulo, M.D., is Psychiatrist in Chief at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Is it common for a family member to recognize there is a problem and get someone help? Yes, it is often a family member who encourages their loved one to seek professional... read more
Dr. Beardslee is a professor of child psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Beardslee is a nationally recognized expert on families and depression. He is the author of Out of the Darkened Room – When a Parent Is Depressed: Protecting the Children and... read more
