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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. Dr. Douglas JacobsDouglas George Jacobs, M.D.
Building upon his expertise in suicide, Dr. Jacobs established the SMH Suicide Education and Research Division which serves to educate academic and clinical professionals about the assessment and treatment of suicidal individuals. Dr. Jacobs edited a comprehensive textbook on suicide entitled "The Harvard Medical School Guide to Suicide Assesment and Intervention." He also served as the chair of the American Psychiatric Association's Work Group on "Practice Guideline for the Assessment and Treatment of Patients with Suicidal Behaviors." In collaboration with the Suicide Prevention Resource Center, Dr. Jacobs recently created a suicide assessment protocol for clinicians entitled the SAFE-T (Suicide Assessment Fives-step Evaluation and Triage). Dr. Jacobs received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and his post-graduate clinical training Harvard Medical School, where he completed a three-year residency in adult psychiatry at the Massachusetts Mental Health Center. Dr. Jacobs maintains an active clinical practice and is on the staff at Newton Wellesley Hospital and McLean Hospital in Belmont, MA. He has been a member of the Harvard Medical School faculty since 1975. |
Douglas G. Jacobs, M.D. Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
at Harvard Medical School, is a nationally recognized expert on
suicide and depression and a leader in the field of mental health.
In 1991, Dr. Jacobs spearheaded National Depression Screening Day,
the first large-scale public campaign of mental health education
and screening. The event's success and his personal commitment to
its continuance led to the founding of Screening for Mental Health,
Inc. (SMH). SMH is a non-profit organization that provides screenings
for depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, post traumatic stress
disorder, suicide intervention, alcohol problems and eating disorders.
These programs are designed for community and mental health sites,
employers, health care organizations, colleges/universities and
high schools. As its President and CEO, Dr. Jacobs is actively involved
in the organization's growth and its accountability to the network
of professional organizations, providers and individuals served
by its programs.
