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Depression is a common—though often underdiagnosed and undertreated— illness
of the brain. An estimated 21 million, or 1 in 7 adults, in the U.S. suffer
from some form of the disorder each year, more than coronary heart disease
and cancer combined. Depression does not discriminate. It affects people
of all ages, races and socioeconomic status. Individuals with depression
and the loved ones who support them have suffered without help or hope
for too long.
Established in 2001, the University of Michigan Depression Center (UMDC) is the first center of its kind devoted entirely to bringing depression into the mainstream of medical research, care, education and public policy. It is at the forefront in changing the paradigm of how depression is understood and treated.
Our Mission
The mission of the University of Michigan Depression Center is to detect depression and bipolar disorders earlier, treat more effectively, prevent recurrences and progression, counteract stigma, and improve public policy.
Our Vision
Depression’s stigma will be a vestige of the past; people will be empowered with knowledge; better detection, outcomes, and fewer recurrences will be a reality; and prevention will no longer be a dream.
