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The Story of Depression and How We Treat It

Alex Riley in conversation with David Malone

60 mins watch time

Posted March 2022

Psychology, Neuroscience, Science

When scientist Alex Riley was diagnosed with depression after years of struggling with his mental health, he set out to learn more about his family’s hidden history of mental illness. What he found, from symptoms to treatments, from stories of stigma to those of hope, brought about even more questions: why and how are these the treatments available, what have they done for us, and what might the future hold for sufferers of this ubiquitous disease?