A JAMA theme issue media briefing on depression

9:45 – 10 a.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Moderator: Catherine D. DeAngelis, M.D., M.P.H., Editor, The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Chicago
Theme Issue Editor: Richard M. Glass, M.D., Deputy Editor, JAMA

10 – 10:30 a.m.
A New Survey of Major Depression in the United States
Kathleen Ries Merikangas, Ph.D., Senior Investigator and Chief, Section on Developmental Genetic Epidemiology, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Md.

10:30 – 11 a.m.
Cost of Lost Productive Work Time Among U.S. Workers With Depression
Walter Stewart, Ph.D., M.P.H., Director, Outcomes Research, Geisinger Health Systems, Danville, Pa.

11 – 11:30 a.m.
Brain Imaging and Depression Symptoms
J. Douglas Bremner, M.D., Director of PET Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga.

11:30 – Noon
A Multicenter Controlled Trial of Treating Depression After a Heart Attack: The Enhancing Recovery in Coronary Heart Disease Patients (ENRICHD) Randomized Trial
Susan Czajkowski, Ph.D., Research Psychologist, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Md.

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