Brought to you by the Depression Is Real Coalition, The Down &
Up Show is dedicated to the reality of depression. Each week our
hosts will talk with some of the world's top experts on depression,
as well as people who have been impacted by this illness. The reality
of depression is that it is a debilitating and potentially deadly
medical condition that affects more than 15 million Americans every
year. The other reality of depression is that there is hope.
Mary Helen Davis, M.D.
Trustee, American Psychiatric Association
Mary Helen Davis, M.D., is currently the Director of Behavioral
Oncology at the Norton Cancer Institute, in Louisville, Kentucky.
She graduated from the University of Louisville, School of Medicine
and completed her residency training in the Department of Psychiatry
and Behavioral Sciences at U of L. She also completed a consult/liaison
fellowship and an administrative psychiatry fellowship at Harvard.
Dr. Davis spent fifteen years in academic psychiatry, initially
on the faculty at Harvard, followed by achieving Associate Professor
of Psychiatry at the University of Louisville.
Dr. Davis has been active in organized medicine throughout her career,
having served as president and in other leadership positions of
the Kentucky Psychiatric Medical Association. On the national level,
she is currently on the Board of Trustees of the American Psychiatric
Association, where she has served in other leadership positions
as well. She chaired a board work group on the mental health needs
of active duty military, veterans and their families, and currently
serves as a member of the APA component group on this issue.
Dr. Davis is the recipient of the Harvey St. Clair distinguished
service award for her commitment and work in organized psychiatry.
She has been active in the Jefferson County Medical Society, where
she served on numerous committees and chaired the Legislative Committee
and Media Committee. She served on the Kentucky Board of Medical
Licensure and is on the board of the Kentucky Physicians Health
Foundation.
Dr. Davis's research interests have been in the study of sexually
traumatized women and cognitive behavioral therapy. She has written
numerous publications and has presented nationally and internationally
on a variety of topics, including PTSD, mood and anxiety disorders,
personality disorders and group therapy.
