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Recovering the Optimistic, Compassionate and Articulate Self Once Lost to Depression

"It isn’t a punishment, it isn’t a weakness,” says Sue Wright, speaking about her depression. She is proof, she says, that depression is a mental illness that can be effectively treated.

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Staving Off “The Darkness”

A Family’s Struggles with Depression and their Good Fortune in Overcoming Its Grip

From The Quarterly, Spring 2014

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With Persistence, Recovering from Depression

Staying the course to get the right treatments, and having lots of support, lets this man enjoy his family again

From The Quarterly, Fall 2013

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Nothing To Be Ashamed Of

From a family affected by mental illness, this man supports research to make a difference

From The Quarterly, Winter 2013

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CNN Features Edi Guyton’s story

Earlier this year, in April, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Chief Medical Correspondent for ‘CNN Presents,’ produced a special segment on deep brain stimulation (DBS).

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The Strength of My Denial All Those Years

A woman explains why she finally agreed to try deep brain stimulation for her depression.

From The Quarterly, Fall 2012

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A Remarkable Journey

Cindy Warren was diagnosed with depression in 1999 after she attempted suicide.

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Research Gives People Hope: Multiple Family illnesses Inspire a Couple's Life-Long Commitment to the Mental Health Cause

No one knows better than the Garatt family how far research in mental illness has come – and how far it still has to go.

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