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Depression
Diverse new coalition launches education campaign to counter misconceptions about depression
October 9th, 2006
Frustrated and concerned by popular misconceptions that trivialize depression as "just the blues" or dismiss it entirely as an "imaginary disease," seven prominent physician, patient and civic nonprofit organizations have joined together to launch a public education campaign to tell Americans the truth about depression. The Depression Is Real Coalition seeks to educate Americans that depression is a serious, debilitating disease that can be fatal if left untreated and to provide hope for recovery to the nearly 19 million Americans who suffer from depression each year. The Depression Is Real public education campaign is sponsored by The American...
Source: Managed Care Weekly Digest (2006-10-09)
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