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Emmy Winning Actress Leads Charge to Pair People Battling
Depression With Partners
- Multimedia Program Aims to End the Loneliness of Depression and Inspire Hope
for Recovery -
INDIANAPOLIS, March 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Emmy-award winning actress
Linda Dano steps into the spotlight today to reveal her personal struggle with
depression and announce she will spearhead Support Partners, a national
campaign that encourages a support team approach to overcoming depression. By
pairing people living with depression with partners, the program aims to foster
open communication and create systems of support that eliminate isolation and
encourage recovery.
"Depression can cause feelings of isolation that are intensified by the stigma
associated with mental illness. As a result, many withdraw from friends and
family and do not seek help," said Amy Niles, president and CEO of the National
Women's Health Resource Center (NWHRC), co-sponsor of the program with Eli
Lilly and Company. "While it is vital to seek treatment from a healthcare
professional, finding support is crucial to becoming well."
Support Partners offers a step-by-step approach to building partnerships
between people living with depression and those who want to help them. Dano,
most famous for her role as "Felicia Gallant" on NBC's Another World, credits
her healthcare professional and friends as key players in helping her learn how
to talk about her illness, and to making her recovery more achievable. Through
her personal experience, she hopes to help others whose isolation from, or
embarrassment about their illness, may be unnecessarily prolonging or deepening
depression's grip on their lives.
"When I started battling depression, it was so much more than being sad all the
time -- I didn't feel like me anymore. I had no joy in doing things I used to
love, like working and spending time with friends. I had trouble sleeping, and
had mysterious pains in my back that didn't go away," said Dano. "Educating
myself and learning how to tell the people in my life how to be there for me in
a way that was comfortable for all of us, is helping me work my way back."
Depression is a medical illness, like diabetes and heart disease, which needs
to be treated by a healthcare professional. Despite years of public awareness
about depression, many people are unable to recognize the emotional and
physical symptoms that are the hallmark of the illness.
Emotional symptoms can include sadness, hopelessness, irritability, difficulty
concentrating or loss of interest in activities that once were enjoyable.
Physical symptoms may surface as vague aches and pains, such as back pain,
digestive problems, fatigue or lack of energy, changes in sleep patterns or
appetite.
About Support Partners
A Support Partner is someone who is committed to helping a friend or loved one
with depression. He or she provides assistance as needed, builds on the
strengths of the person living with depression, and encourages actions that
allow recovery to happen.
Support can be given in many ways and is based on an individual's needs. Some
people may need their Support Partner to provide a safe haven for discussing
the struggles, triumphs and setbacks of depression, while others may seek
assistance with daily tasks that may be overwhelming at first. Anyone can be a
Support Partner, including family, friends, co-workers, neighbors and
religious/spiritual leaders.
Dano refers to her Support Partners as her "angels," people who encouraged her
and provided comfort in knowing that she is not in this alone. "I cannot
stress enough to those battling depression and those who are watching someone
struggle -- please open the lines of communication -- support can make a world
of difference," she said.
Support Partners Resources
The Support Partners program offers the following guidebooks, which should be
shared between a person with depression and his/her Support Partner. A copy of
the guidebooks can be obtained by visiting http://www.depressionhurts.com/, or
by calling 888-818-7988.
* Managing Your Depression - Written for those battling depression, it
contains information on recognizing the emotional/physical symptoms of
depression, how to identify a Support Partner, tips for getting the
conversation started, and ways to track progress and recovery.
* Being a Support Partner - Tailored to meet the needs of people who want to
help someone with depression, but are either unsure of how to start the
conversation or how to offer help. It provides practical advice and exercises
that will help determine the level of commitment and how to provide assistance.
* Shared Guidebook - Can be reviewed together by both the person living with
depression and his/her Support Partner. Because each person experiences the
illness differently, this guide captures important personal information and
provides a simple approach to mapping out a wellness plan, which can define
treatment and recovery goals in partnership with your healthcare professional.
About Depression
Nearly 19 million Americans suffer from depression.(i) It can happen to anyone
of any age, race or ethnic group, however women are nearly twice as likely to
experience depression as men.(ii) Although it is one of the most frequently
seen psychiatric disorders in the primary care setting, it often goes
undiagnosed or is under-treated.(iii) This may be because depressed patients
often present physical symptoms rather than emotional complaints. In one
study, nearly 70 percent of patients diagnosed with depression reported
physical symptoms as their chief reason for seeking help.(iv)
The goal of treatment is to help people with depression feel more like
themselves, so they can move forward with their lives. Depression symptoms
that don't go away completely can prevent people with depression from getting
fully well, and may increase the risk of symptoms coming back. Nobody should
settle for feeling only slightly better. With the right treatment and support,
recovering from depression is possible.
About Linda Dano
Emmy-award winning actress, talk-show host, designer and author, Linda Dano has
built a career that spans more than 30 years, but is, perhaps, best known for
her memorable roles in daytime television on Another World, All My Children,
One Life to Live and General Hospital. Ms. Dano has also enjoyed a diverse
career working in Hollywood in primetime television and film, as host of
Lifetime Television's Attitudes and Lifetime NOW!, and as President of Strictly
Personal, a fashion consulting business that created the Linda Dano line of
fashion accessories for QVC. She will soon be seen in a limited run on CBS'
Guiding Light and in the title role of MAME, her first musical theater project
opening in June 2005.
About the National Women's Health Resource Center
The National Women's Health Resource Center (NWHRC) is the nation's leading
independent, nonprofit health information source for women. NWHRC addresses a
broad range of women's health concerns and issues and develops comprehensive
and objective health information based on the latest advances in health
research. NWHRC focuses on disease prevention and wellness, and connects women
with reliable health information sources. Its programs include the development
of national health campaigns, its bimonthly newsletter, The National Women's
Health Report, development and distribution of consumer educational materials,
and its Web site, http://www.healthywomen.org/.
About Lilly
Lilly, a leading innovation-driven corporation, is developing a growing
portfolio of first-in-class and best-in-class pharmaceutical products by
applying the latest research from its own worldwide laboratories and from
collaborations with eminent scientific organizations. Headquartered in
Indianapolis, Ind., Lilly provides answers -- through medicines and information
-- for some of the world's most urgent medical needs. Additional information
about Lilly is available at http://www.lilly.com/. P-LLY
(i) National Institute of Mental Health. Depression Research at the National
Institute of Mental Health: Fact Sheet. Available at
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/depresfact.cfm. Accessed May 12, 2004.
(ii) American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
Mental Disorders. 4th ed., Text Revision. Washington DC: American Psychiatric
Association; 2000:345-428.
(iii) Kroenke K, et al. Am J Med. 1997; 103(5):339-347.
(iv) Simon GE, et al. N Engl J Med. 1999; 341(18):1329-1335.
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