The Misunderstood Epidemic: Depression
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The Misunderstood Epidemic: Depression is the newest documentary by filmmaker Susan Polis Schutz. It is an intimate look at how depression affects its victims and their families. The film explores through firsthand accounts how depression can happen to anyone regardless of age, race, or socioeconomic background. One by one the topics are addressed in candid detail: symptoms; suicide; the stigma and lack of understanding; the stress in families and relationships; the loss of ability to work. The film also discusses the pros and cons of medication, different types of therapy, and support groups. It contains uplifting advice to families and friends of people who are depressed. It inspires hope for happiness and a path to get better. The inspiration for this documentary came from Susan Polis Schutz s own experience with depression. Susan kept a journal while struggling to overcome depression. That journal was the basis for Susan s recent book, Depression and Back: A Poetic Journey Through Depression and Recovery. The film and book will help people understand depression, give them hope, and show them that they are not alone.
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Finally! Someone with real-life experience and the talents of composition and production has communicated the real picture! This is an excellent video of living with depression & bi-polar disorder as told by real men & women with real-life problems. This is the video that will change the way the world sees mental illness, remove the stigma and recognize these as medical problems.
Rating: 5 / 5
The Misunderstood Epidemic: Depression
This documentary described the stigma of depression in a very compassionate and enlightening way. The broad range of circumstances that the individuals faced in their day-to-day lives, and the family dynamics that were described, helped make me understand that this is truly an epidemic that is not being acknowledged properly in our society. The very thought of an individual with clinical depression knowing that their current medication could stop working for them and they would have to start all over pains me. After talking with friends that know this first hand, it takes 3-4 weeks for the current meds to leave your system, another 3-4 weeks to start a new set, and you hope to God that in another 3-4 weeks you’re in a good place again. This is frightening. The scenes with Peter Yarrow (Peter, Paul & Mary), and the revelations that Diane described were especially moving.
Rating: 4 / 5
The Misunderstood Epidemic: Depression