Depression is a disease of civilization: Stephen Ilardi at TEDxEmory

Dr. Stephen Ilardi is a professor of clinical psychology and the author of The Depression Cure: The 6-Step Program to Beat Depression Without Drugs. He earned his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Duke University in 1995, and has since served on the faculties of the University of Colorado and (presently) the University of Kansas. The author of over 40 professional articles on mental illness, Dr. Ilardi is a nationally recognized expert on depression. His work has been honored by the American Psychological Association's prestigious Blau Award for early career contributions to the field, and his research on the neuroscience of depression has been funded by the National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH). Dr. Ilardi has also received several major teaching awards in recognition of his dynamic, engaging classroom presence. Recently, he was selected from a pool of over 2,000 instructors as the recipient of the school's highest instructional honor, the HOPE Award for teaching excellence. He also maintains an active clinical practice, and has treated several hundred depressed patients over the course of his career. Dr. Ilardi lives in Lawrence, Kansas with his wife, Maria and daughter, Abby. - In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

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1. I would love to see the whole presentation! Especially on sleep!
2. This is why a village lifestyle worked.
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4. i never once said my problem was more than another's i never ever even thought it before but the things is people tend to think that its a simple explanation and they dont even want to understand it people are afraid to break
5. when i was a little kid i didn't believe in depression and i had to put my self into the state of mind to understand it .it sickens me that i believe in depression now
6. The list is missing a big one, IMO
   
   #7 PETS
   
   Getting a dog is not a miracle cure, but I'll bet it is as powerful as most of the other items on the list.
7. Life is suffering. People seem to forget that, since we started preaching that happiness is the baseline mood...
8. This video is very insightful and he is right on the mark. Depression is the most difficult thing I've ever been through, but I do believe it has great spiritual value in a "dark night of the soul" kind of way.
   
   I am on the other side of a major depressive episode and doing well, and am now much more of an insightful person for having been through it.
   
   Meditation has helped me recover more than I would ever have believed it could.
   
   See my channel for my "Things they Don't Tell You About Depression" video. Much love.
9. The annual suicide rate exceeds the annual homicide rate, yet all you hear about in the news is murder.
10. He keeps reiterating the phrase, "We were designed..." Only mind(s) can design. Nature cannot design anything. What is he talking about?...
11. body designed to spend energy to reach our species specific diet,sleep at sunset,rise at sunrise,nap after lunch ,n care for outdated n teach them self sufficient life,not slavery n dependent on others for jobs,take back you lands
12. you been forced to addictions cuz your jobs..school n tests ,
13. humans designed to grasp n climb trees,to escape predators to reach raw leaves n pick wild trees. lettuce has oils n steroids bit. E precursors join us land collectives grow lettuce trees
14. solution..return to Matriarcal longhouse village s,climb trees eat tree linden leaves,pick wild fruits
15. That's a smart mothefucka right there
16. WOW! THANKS so much for your very informative and INSPIRATIONAL talk!!i will share this with my family since sadly we all seem to struggle with at times is dabilitating depressive episodes.
17. Lack of being unloved i believe triggers depression
18. this is the first talk I've watched that was a blatant advertisement...
19. One thing that I feel we have that tribal societies don't is a fear of loss. We fear losing our jobs. Losing our houses, losing our stuff, losing our healthcare. In a tribal society, expectations are pretty low...get food, shelter and after that relax.
20. Why Kalulis don´t have depression ? Because ignorance is a bless. When they had contact with all technology, science and give up their simple life, they will all be depressed and deseased.