During the Great Depression, African Americans were disproportionately affected by unemployment: they were the first fired and the last hired. After Roosevelt was elected, he began to institute hi ...

NARRATION: Genetics also plays a role. MYRNA WEISSMAN: The major risk factor is having a family history of depression... ELLIE ZUEHLKE: (HOME VIDEO OF ELLIE DEPRESSED) I'm very anxious ...

The longest recession in American history took place between 1929 and 1939. Known as the Great Depression, this economic crisis was noteworthy in terms of both its length and its severity.

On Sunday, November 17, the premiere of documentary “My Brother Lost in Time: A Bipolar Life” will be held. For anyone that has ever struggled at the grips of depression, or who knows someone ...