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FEATURES U-M expands depression support program for primary care patients
With more and more people turning to their family doctors for help with depression and other mental health issues, the U-M Health System is expanding an innovative depression support program to patients at all 12 of its primary care sites. The Michigan Depression Outreach and Collaborative Care Program, or M-DOCC, complements care provided by the patient’s primary care physician. Between office visits, patients participate in regular follow-up calls with an experienced mental health social worker, who helps monitor how well the patient is responding to treatment, and provides feedback to the patient’s doctor on his or her progress. Read more… Innovative military mental health program launches website Your help is crucial in the search for answers!
Join the Depression Center BHBH Team!
Consider supporting the Depression Center and its mission through the Big House Big Heart Run, an exciting event on October 9 that starts and ends at the U-M football stadium! There are three ways to give your support on behalf of the Depression Center: 2) Make a tax-deductible donation in memory of a friend or loved one, or in honor of someone who is participating, by clicking on this link: http://umgiving.org/?to=bighouse . Proceeds will support Dr. Rich Dopp’s adolescent depression/exercise study. 3) Registered runners and walkers can also ask family, friends, and coworkers to make an online gift in honor of their participation. Simply direct them to: http://umgiving.org/?to=bighouse , and ask them to follow the prompt that says “My gift is in honor/memory of someone.”
KUDOS Greden named Health Care Hero, Prechter receives honorable mention
Depression Center Executive Director John Greden, M.D., was named a winner in the 10th annual Crain’s Detroit Business “Health Care Hero” Awards in the category of Advancements in Health Care. Wally Prechter, president and founder of the Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Fund at the Depression Center, received honorable mention in the Trustee category.
IN THE NEWS The Prechter family’s fight against bipolar disorder The Detroit News ran a feature story on the Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Fund’s portfolio of research activities aimed at conquering the disorder, a wide scope of projects that includes genetics, adult stem cell lines, and one of the nation's first longitudinal studies. The article also profiles the Prechter family and their incredible commitment to the cause of defeating bipolar illness.
You can read more about U-M’s new research initiatives using induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) to study the causes and progression of bipolar disorder. iPSCs are adult cells that have been “reprogrammed” with the ability to develop into cells found in other areas of the body, including the brain. The iPSC stem cell lines being used to research bipolar disorder were generated from skin samples contributed by volunteers in the Prechter Longitudinal Bipolar Study. Ten years later, understanding 9/11’s psychological impact
WXYZ-TV interviewed Depression Center member Sandra Graham-Bermann, Ph.D., professor of psychology and psychiatry, about coping with still-painful memories of the September 11 attacks, and how to explain the events to children who may be too young to remember them. And recently published research finds that people who were not directly exposed to the events of 9/11 were nevertheless capable of experiencing distress levels that affected the way they processed information, exhibiting brainwave responses similar to those observed in people with PTSD. Ivy Tso, a Ph.D. candidate in clinical psychology, and Patricia Deldin, Ph.D, professor of psychology and psychiatry, served as lead and senior authors on the study, which was published in the Journal of Traumatic Events and featured in Medical News Today, ScienceDaily, and UPI.com.
Athletes, brain injury, depression, and suicide
Brain scans reveal signs of recurring depression
Surgery to relieve Parkinson’s symptoms Parig Patil, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of neurosurgery and a Depression Center member, was interviewed by the Seattle Times about the potential for deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery to provide dramatic improvements in quality of life for people living with Parkinson’s disease. DBS is also currently being evaluated as a potential treatment for depression. Coping after being witness to tragedy
“It’s Your Community” radio show focuses on bipolar disorder
The Prechter Fund has also just issued its 2011 print newsletter, which you may view here. Unlocking the mysteries of Alzheimer’s
How our brains understand reward
More subspecialist pediatricians entering private practice
EVENTS September 18: “Out of the Darkness” Suicide Prevention Walk September 20: BrightNights September 21: Suicide Prevention forum September 23: Depression Center Colloquium September 24: Walk of the Minds (NAMI Michigan)
October 5: Ninth Annual Todd Ouida Lecture in Childhood Anxiety and Depression October 5: BrightNights October 8: Military Family Support Forum October 9: Big House Big Heart Run October 13: Depression Center Colloquium November 9: 16th Annual Raymond Waggoner Lecture on Ethics and Values in Medicine November 18: Michigan Summit on Military Families
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J. Todd Arnedt, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychiatry and a Depression Center member, is quoted in an MSN article on the damaging effects of sleep deprivation on mood and functioning. Recent research shows that missing out on just a couple of hours in bed each night for a week or two can lower one’s spirits. “Sleep deprivation has significant impacts on mood in healthy individuals,” Arnedt said. “People get more depressed; they may get more anxious.”
Depression Center Outreach Specialist Eric Hipple is quoted in a 
Following the death of a performer at the Selfridge Air Show in SE Michigan, Israel Liberzon, M.D., a professor of neurosciences, psychiatry, and psychology as well as a Depression Center member, was interviewed by the 
96.3 WDVD interviewed Wally Prechter, founder of the Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Fund, and Melvin McInnis, M.D., the principal investigator for the Fund, about bipolar disorder, the Fund’s history, and Hiller’s Supermarkets Good Deeds in the Making program (all proceeds from 
Bruno Giordani, Ph.D., associate professor of psychiatry, psychology, and neurology, and a Depression Center member, was quoted in the 
Recent research by Depression Center member Huda Akil, Ph.D., co-director of the U-M Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience Institute and professor of psychiatry, and colleagues was mentioned in an article in 
Research by Depression Center member Gary Freed, M.D., M.P.H., chief of the division of general pediatrics and director of the Child Health Evaluation and Research (CHEAR) Unit at U-M’s C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, finds greater numbers of pediatric subspecialists going into private practice, a trend that may have far-reaching effects across pediatrics. The story appeared in 
Organized by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and co-sponsored by the Depression Center. Participate in this walk to honor the memory of lost loved ones, to raise awareness, or to support the causes of mental health education and advocacy.
Oakland Community College (OCC), Farmington Hills, MI
