Depression TV Ads: Poor Substitute for Talking about Depression

The stunning suicides of seemingly life-embracing people – Kate Space and Anthony Bourdain – once again raises the issue of our silence about mental health illness.

Pharmaceutical ads seems to be the major way our society talks about depression –

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I’m sad today. I’m talking about it.

And if I’m depressed again someday, I’m talking about it.

And you?

And all of us?