Cecilia Dong
BA Computer Science
BLUE Fellow (Residency)
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Summer
2020
Raising awareness about depression to cultivate understanding and effective support
BLUE Fellow (Residency)
Summer
2020

Background

There are a lot of misconception about depression. According to a survey, more than 50 percent of the people believe major depression might result from people "expecting too much from life," more than 40 percent believe it is the result of a lack of willpower, and more than 60 percent said an effective treatment for major depression is to "pull yourself together." People think depression is sadness, and that individuals with depression can simply snap out of it. These misconceptions lead to a lack of caring and understanding towards patients with depression. Because of being worried to be accused of being too weak or acting like a coward, some patients choose not to seek for help.  The aim of this project is to raise people's awareness on depression, to let more people know what it is, what are the patients suffering from, to understand their pain and therefore offer help in the right way.

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