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If you’ve been diagnosed with depression, how do you know if you’re doing everything you can to get better? Do you have a treatment plan, and if so, how well is it working? How effectively are you involving your family and friends in your treatment and recovery? Regardless of where you are in your journey to recovering from depression, evaluating the elements of your treatment and support plan is a worthwhile exercise. Visit our Depression Toolkit site to complete a quick “self-check” to help you determine if you’re staying on track, and to identify steps you might consider taking to make your plan work even better. Read more...
In an interview with Michigan Radio, Brandon Brogan, program manager of Buddy-to-Buddy, explains how the program uses a peer-to-peer model to help recently returned veterans transition back to civilian life. Buddy-to-Buddy is part of Military Support Programs and Networks (M-SPAN), which includes programs developed by the U-M Depression Center and Department of Psychiatry along with other collaborators. Listen to the interview here. Suicide risk among pregnant women and new moms
Increased screening of pregnant women and new mothers for major depression and intimate partner conflict may help identify those at risk for suicide, concludes a study led by Katherine J. Gold, M.D., M.S.W., M.S., assistant professor of family medicine and a member of the Depression Center. Only a small percentage of women who take their own lives are pregnant or have recently become mothers, but their frequent interactions with the health care system may provide important opportunities for providers to intervene if risk factors are better understood, according to the study team, whose findings were published online ahead of print publication in General Hospital Psychiatry. The story was featured in US News and World Report, UPI.com., DoctorsLounge.com, and NBC New York.
Michelle Riba, M.D., M.S., professor of psychiatry and associate director of the Depression Center, was quoted in an article on Philly.com about ways to reduce the tension that often builds in families at Thanksgiving get-togethers. “Don’t wait for the usual affront, if you know it’s going to happen. Take control,” Riba said. Read the full article here. Also, a feature on our Depression Toolkit reflects on the foundations of a variety of harvest festival traditions and how they can offer lessons for focusing on wellness during sometimes stressful holiday periods.
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Bruno Giordani, Ph.D., a Depression Center member and associate professor of psychiatry, neurology, and psychology, was quoted in an article on MLiveabout recent advances in diagnosing and monitoring the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. S.A.D.? "Sun in a box" may provide relief
ANNOUNCEMENTS New child and adolescent psychiatry professorship established
Carlos Solano-Lopez, M.D., who completed his residency in psychiatry at U-M in 1990, has devoted his life to the psychiatric care of United States military veterans. This year, he established a professorship in the Department of Psychiatry to serve as a memorial to his mother and to benefit children and adolescents with a very specific problem. The Rosa Casco Solano-Lopez Professorship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry will enable the department to recruit a world-renowned researcher who specializes in the psychiatric issues that sometimes result from speech impairment. Read more…
KUDOS Kim serves on Parkinson’s research institute faculty
EVENTS December 10: Military Family Support Forum January 7: Military Family Support Forum January 24: Bright Nights – Mood, Food, and Attitude: Metabolic Syndrome in Depression February 17: Depression Center Colloquium – Suicide Risk Management March 7-8, 2012: Depression on College Campuses Conference March 11: Boy Interrupted documentary screening
A special screening and panel discussion to raise public awareness of bipolar disorder and benefit the Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Fund. We thank Michigan Radio for their media sponsorship of this event.
NOTICES Registration now open for the 10th Annual Depression on College Campuses Conference
March 7-8, 2012 Join us for the 10th Annual Depression on College Campuses Conference to learn about new research findings and innovative strategies to help college campuses integrate prevention, resilience, and positive mental health into their ongoing efforts for students. Registration is now open online and is FREE for all students from any campus, and $130 for non-students (before February 1). For more information, please visit our website or contact Trish Meyer at 734-763-7495 or meyerpa@umich.edu. We welcome suggestions about the content and format of this publication – please email lhutchen@umich.edu with your feedback. If you wish to unsubscribe from e-update, please send your name and email address to dc-outreach@med.umich.edu |
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Advances in Alzheimer’s research
With the winter months upon us, bringing shorter days and less sunlight, some people find themselves feeling down, with low energy, problems with sleep and appetite, and reduced concentration. These can be symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). A recent 
In November, Scott Kim, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of psychiatry and a member of the Depression Center, served as a faculty member the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation (PDF) Clinical Research Learning Institute-Northeast Region in Florham Park, New Jersey. By serving as faculty, he helped prepare people touched by Parkinson’s to join PDF’s national advocacy network known as Parkinson’s Advocates in Research. He presented an educational session entitled, “Bioethics and Parkinson’s Research” to the Research Advocates – all of whom either live with Parkinson’s or are care partners to those living with it.
