Dancing In the Dark: How to Take Care of Yourself When Someone You Love Is Depressed Feb. 27th HealthNotes

*Depression*—it’s been called “the common cold of mental illness” because so many Americans suffer from it every year. In 2006, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that one in twenty Americans over the age of twelve has suffered from depression. And most of these people have spouses, families, and jobs…multiplying the effects of depression until almost no family in the country is untouched by this common, but potentially deadly, illness. However, help is available for all those affected by depression, whether their own or that of a family member.

*Dancing in the Dark: How to Take Care of Yourself When Someone You Love Is Depressed*is brimming with tried-and-true suggestions, helpful hints, and up-to-date resources for anyone whose life is affected by the depression of another.