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While a Junior in college, Molly Jenkins attempted suicide - twice. Her recovery began with attending and completing a six month partial hospitalization program in Chicago, IL. Upon returning to school she became a mental health advocate because she “knew there were other people who, like me, were suffering in silence.”

DBSA Scientific Advisory Board members, Dr. Gregory Simon and Dr. Joseph Calabrese, discuss the limitations of current treatment options for mood disorders and the need within the clinical and patient communities to shift expectations and raise treatment goals to complete remission of symptoms and sustained wellness. Visit http://www.dbsalliance.org/TargetZero for more information on this campaign.

Gregory Simon, MD, MPH

Investigator, Center for Health Studies Group Health Cooperative

Joseph R. Calabrese, MD

Director, Mood Disorders Program, University Hospitals Case Medical Center

The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance proudly presents "DBSA's Real Recovery Podcasts;" a biweekly conversation with leading mental health advocates, well–known authors and writers, medical experts and most importantly, consumers like you who understand the challenges of living with, and successfully managing, mood disorders. Listen to our inaugural podcast, featuring Academy Award–winning actress, writer and mental health educator, Patty Duke. Ms. Duke talks openly about her own experiences as a consumer and offers advice and hope to fellow consumers and their loved ones in this brief, but inspiring podcast. New podcasts are available every couple of weeks, including upcoming segments on Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and other emergent technologies and treatments, a conversation with highly regarded author and psychiatrist Kay Redfield Jamison, and an in–depth interview with DBSA President, Sue Bergeson.

In this episode of DBSA's Real Recovery Podcast, Maria Heim has a conversation with consumer Garrett Aguzier about trancranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) therapy, one of the emergent technologies being used to treat depression. While DBSA does not endorse specific treatments or medications, we will be talking to experts and consumers about the wide range of new treatments available to people living with mood disorders. The experiences and perspectives provided are solely those of our guests.

In this edition of DBSA's Real Recovery Podcasts, host Keith Romero and guest Gloria Pope, DBSA's director of advocacy and public policy, discuss the recommended extension of black box warnings for antidepressents for consumers between 18–25. What does the recommendation really mean and what's the likely impact on consumers?

DBSA's Director of Peer Services, Lisa Goodale, speaks with Keith Romero about the innovative Certified Peer Specialists Training. A recovery–oriented concept that is entering the mental healthcare field, Certified Peer Specialists are people diagnosed with mood disorders helping their peers lead successful and happy lives. Goodale details the training process and explains who is eligible for the training as well as where the program is offered.

John McManamy, author of 'Living Well with Depression and Bipolar Disorder: What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell You, That You Need To Know', speaks with host Cindy Specht about the his book, his perspective and mood disorders. DBSA is pleased to have Mr.. McManamy as our guest for the inaugural DBSA Author Chat.

Actress and playwright, Victoria Maxwell speaks with DBSA's Maria Heim about her role as a mental health educator. Maxwell talks about her diagnosis and how she has learned to use humor as a wellness tool.

DBSA's Chapter Recruitment Manager, Elizabeth Siegel, talks with Cheryl Naughton of DBSA Loganville/Snellville about how local chapters are formed.

DBSA's former Scientific Advisory Board Chair, Dr. Ellen Frank, spoke with Matt Mattson, director of training, for the newest edition of DBSA's Real Recovery Podcasts. Their conversation hit important topics such as how Making Recovery Real training impacts her practice, what recovery means to her and her own experience as a physician and researcher.

Dr. Ellen Frank is professor of psychiatry and psychology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and director of the depression and manic depression prevention program at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic. She is one of the nation's leading researchers on mood disorders and her expertise is a tremendous asset to DBSA.