Archived U-M Depression Center News

Better depression treatment for college students will be focus of U-M conference
(02/02/07) Fifth annual Depression on College Campuses conference sponsored by U-M Depression Center will bring together hundreds of experts, including student leaders
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Everyone needs to be on the lookout for warning signs of teen suicide
(01/02/07) On the surface, Chase Edwards appeared to be a bright and happy boy. But his parents didn't realize that his problems sleeping and his irritability were more than just adolescent moodiness until he took his own life at the age of 12. With the hope of saving other young, bright lives, the Edwards family recently helped pass a law that will encourage school systems in Michigan to train school personnel in some of the signs of clinical depression in youth.
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A blue Christmas: Spotting the signs of elderly holiday depression
(12/04/06) For older adults, winter time and the holidays can bring on a very real case of depression. So when you're home for the holidays, U-M experts encourage families to keep their eyes and ears open for signs of depression in older relatives, and not be afraid to speak up and reach out.
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New brain chemistry differences found in depressed women
(11/07/06) A new brain study from the U-M Depression Center finds major differences between women with serious depression and healthy women in a brain-chemical system that's crucial to stress and emotions.
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Upjohn Bldg., home to Depression Ctr. & Psychiatry, opens at U-M
(10/19/06) A stunning new home for research and care aimed at helping people with depression, bipolar disorder and other psychiatric illnesses has opened at the University of Michigan. Home to the U-M Depression Center and many psychiatry programs, it may be the first of its kind in the world.
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Auto pioneer's suicide inspires research on bipolar disorder
(10/02/06) Five years ago, the automotive industry was shocked by the suicide of one of its brightest stars, Heinz Prechter. Today, the tragedy of his death is driving scientists at the U-M Health System and elsewhere to perform research that should give hope to the 5.7 million Americans who have bipolar disorder.
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$2M gift to Depression Ctr will fund professorship & research
(08/30/06) An Ann Arbor businessman who watched his wife struggle with depression has given $2 million to support the research of a University of Michigan Depression Center scientist whose work may help explain the diseases roots in the brain. The gift adds to the $2 million previously given by the same donor for a new building that will open this fall to house the Center and other U-M mental health programs.
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2/3 of depressed pregnant women go untreated
(08/14/06) The majority of pregnant women who have full-blown major depression aren't getting any treatment for the condition, and neither are most pregnant women who have signs of milder depression or depression risk, a new University of Michigan Depression Center study finds.
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UMHS, Hopkins team up to accelerate hunt for bipolar genes
(08/07/06) The search for the genetic underpinnings of bipolar disorder is accelerating with a new effort by scientists at the U-M Depression Center and Johns Hopkins University, funded by a donor who lost her husband to suicide after a lifelong battle with bipolar.
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College depression conference focuses on disasters
(02/15/06) In recent years, colleges have grappled with the mental aftermath of crises ranging from Hurrican Katrina and the 9/11 attacks to suicides and dorm fires. On March 21-22, faculty, staff and students from colleges around the country will gather to discuss mental health preparation and response in a conference sponsored by the U-M Depression Center.
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