University of Louisville Depression Center

 

NNDC Board of Directors Members:
 
Allan Tasman, M.D.
Jess H. Wright, M.D., Ph.D.
 
 
The University has developed one of the nation’s first university-wide multidisciplinary depression centers, focusing on the underlying causes of mood disorders and developing new treatments to better target the causes of mood disorders. The University of Louisville Depression Center was founded in April of 2009.It conducts clinical services, research, and community and professional education, utilizing a multidisciplinary methodology. The center offers specific programs related to women’s mental health, the mental health of children and adolescents, geriatric care, substance abuse, and students. The mission of the University of Louisville Depression Center is to “serve as the major regional resource for the treatment of depression and bipolar disorder, research, and education.”
 
 
 
 
The above information has been adapted and is used by the NNDC with permission from the University of Louisville Depression Center.

NEWS

NNDC Announces Passage of Important Mental Health Legislation

Written by Gayle McAleenan, 25 March 2010

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - A major step was taken in the fight against depression. The National Network of Depression Centers (NNDC) is proud to announce the passage of the ENHANCED Act of 2009 as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590), on March 21, 2010. The ENHANCED Act will establish national “centers of excellence” for the treatment of depression and bipolar disorders.
 

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