BrainStorm: Decoding Depression Podcast

In this episode of BrainStorm: Decoding Depression, Dr. Madhukar Trivedi, director of the Center for Depression Research and Clinical Care at UT Southwestern, is joined by Nicole Small, Lyda Hill Philanthropies CEO, and Season 3 host, Harmony Hilton, as they discuss how philanthropy and women's mental health intersect as well as how the community can best invest in mental health to support and emp...

Dr. Madhukar Trivedi, the Director of the Center for Depression Research and Clinical Care at UT Southwestern, and Dr. Samantha Meltzer-Brody, the Director of the University of North Carolina Center for Women’s Mood Disorders and the Assad Meymandi Distinguished Professor and Chair discuss the importance of women’s mental health with the connection to youth and the entire family with Season 3 host, Harmony Hil...

Today’s episode, hosted by Erin A. Harper, PhD, NCSP is all about resilience. Are you born with it? Can it be taught? Listen in as Dr. Madhukar Trivedi and special guests Tobi Fuller, PhD and Adrienne Mays, MEd take a deep dive into this topic.

Adrienne Mays serves in the capacity of Learning Supervisor at the CDRC, supporting our Blue Steel program. An advocate for student equity and excellence, her accomplishments include recog...

Kathryn Forbes interviews Dr. Madhukar Trivedi and special guests Dr. Tracey Brown and Dr. Early Denison about the state of youth in Dallas, Texas.

Dr. Tracey Brown serves as the Executive Director of Mental Health Services in Dallas Independent School District. A licensed professional counselor who specializes in resiliency and overcoming trauma and grief, she has served in the field of counseling, education, and mental health for...

Episode 7 features an insightful conversation between Dr. Madhukar Trivedi and Dr. Debra Atkisson about the state of youth in Fort Worth, Texas. What is research showing, and what are the pediatricians and psychologists from the largest clinics in Fort Worth seeing? Hosted by Kathryn Forbes.  

Debra Atkisson, MD is a board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist who serves as the Regional Medical Director for Connections Wellne...

This episode, hosted by Kathryn Forbes, features Marcellina Melvin, MA, LPC—the Deputy Director of The Hackett Center for Mental Health—in conversation with Dr. Madhukar Trivedi about health disparities among communities of color and the research and public policy initiatives that work to improve our mental health care system and advance health equity.

The Hackett Center for Mental Health is a regional center of Meadows Mental Heal...

What really IS depression? What does depression research entail? How does research work, who benefits from it, why is participation so important, and how can we progress it even further? If you’ve ever wondered how research studies are conducted, this episode is for you! Episode 5 features special guests Dr. Manish Jha, Dr. Geoffrey Obel, and Dr. DeWanda Harris Trimiar in discussion about research study protocols, diversity in part...

Kathryn Forbes interviews Dr. Madhukar Trivedi and special guest Tom Osborne, the co-founder and CEO of Shamiri Institute, about evidence-based youth interventions. This discussion includes topics such as contextual and cultural understanding of mental health approaches, the meaning of stigma, and the impact of peer support. The Shamiri Institute is a youth-led organization that provides affordable, evidence-based and personalized ...

Kathryn Forbes interviews Dr. Madhukar Trivedi and special guest Kelly Davis, Associate Vice President of Peer and Youth Advocacy at Mental Health America, about youth lived experiences, community networks, and research. Kelly opens up honestly about her own mental health journey, her experience navigating the mental healthcare landscape, and how this has all led to the amazing work she does today. Learn about the ways that we can ...

What is the difference between mental illness and mental health? How can we make the shift from being reactive to being proactive? How can we promote recovery of the whole person, rather than just treat the symptoms? In this episode, Kathryn Forbes interviews Dr. Madhukar Trivedi and Dr. Anne Fuller about strategies to reduce risk, promote resilience, and ultimately prevent depression in adolescents. Learn about the importance of e...

Kathryn Forbes interviews Dr. Madhukar Trivedi and three special guests—a clinical psychologist, a pediatrician, and a minister—about adolescent risk and the protective factors that can prevent mood disorders and promote mental health and well-being in adolescents. Matthew Housson PhD, Early Denison MD, and Andy Stoker PhD are all fathers who, together, have nearly 60 years of experience cultivating the minds, bodies, and spirits o...

Catherine Huff interviews Dr. Manish Jha and Dr. Madhukar Trivedi. There has been a renewed interest in researching psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy for the treatment of depression, anxiety, and other mental health disorders. But there is still much work to be done to understand this as a potential treatment. What is the mechanism by which psychedelics may work for depression? What are the risks associated with this kind of treat...

Catherine Huff interviews Lisa Rigby, Executive Director of Woven Health Clinic, and our own Dr. Madhukar Trivedi, in this episode all about “Integrated Health Care.” How can we work together to better support comprehensive, integrated patient care and bring quality, affordable mental health care to communities around the country?

Woven Health is a valued partner of the CDRC’s Mood Disorders Network, having implemented the VitalS...

Catherine Huff interviews Dr. Russell Toll, Dr. Andy Czysz, and Dr. Madhukar Trivedi in this episode "All About TMS." TMS is the acronym for transcranial magnetic stimulation. But what does that mean? How is it used as treatment for depression, and why does it work? Listen as the experts discuss.

Andrew Czysz, MD, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the CDRC and UTSW’s outpatient psychiatry clinic. His research focuses o...

Kathryn Forbes interviews Sara Levinson, MPH, MSLOC and Dr. Madhukar Trivedi about the importance of self-monitoring and the work to reduce the burdens associated with mental health screening by putting the power in the hands of individuals. Active self-monitoring helps you quickly notice changes in your mental health, so that you can quickly take action. CDRC researchers designed the Evexia self-monitoring website to empower indiv...

Catherine Huff interviews Dr. Madhukar Trivedi, Founding Director of the CDRC, about the search to identify biosignatures for depression. What were the first biomarker research studies? What are the most promising biomarkers? What is the CDRC studying now? And how will this impact the future of depression treatment? Depression isn’t “one size fits all”, and treatment shouldn’t be, either. Listen to learn about all things biomarkers...

This episode discusses youth suicide prevention and school-based programs. Our debut episode discussed youth depression, and now we dig in deeper with a focus on what can be done to support healthier, more resilient youth and young adults. Kathryn Forbes interviews Dr. Madhukar Trivedi, Founding Director of the CDRC, and Dr. Jennifer Hughes, Associate Professor, Licensed Psychologist, and head of the CDRC’s Risk and Resilience Netw...

Kathryn Forbes interviews Dr. Madhukar Trivedi and Dr. Jennifer Hughes about the Texas Youth Depression and Suicide Research Network (TX-YDSRN). Funded by the state as part of the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium, TX-YDSRN supports important research into identifying, intervening with, and supporting suicidal adolescents and young adults as well as sharing those findings with health care systems across the state to improve...

In June, Lyda Hill Philanthropies awarded catalytic funding to Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute (MMHPI), in partnership with the Center for Depression Research and Clinical Care (CDRC), and the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School for the Lone Star Depression Challenge. This episode, Catherine Huff talks to Dr. Madhukar Trivedi (founding director of the CDRC) and Dr. Andy Keller (President...