The Frances and Kenneth Eisenberg and Family Depression Center has a rich legacy of supporting high-impact research on depression and other mental health disorders at the University of Michigan.
Building on this strong foundation, we aim to grow and support our community of researchers, clinical innovators, and mental health advocates, expanding the reach and impact of their work even further. The University of Michigan is a leader across a diverse set of fields that are critically important to understanding depressive illness.
Research focus areas
We're investing in key areas with the greatest potential to create transformative advances. These areas of focus are just the starting point for progress:
- Prevention. We aim to increase our knowledge of how factors like social connection, sleep and exercise, and systemic factors impact our mental well-being. We aim to promote interdisciplinary collaborations spanning various fields so we can focus on depression prevention from all angles.
- Data & technology. Mobile technologies can collate mental and physical health data to understand the whole person. These tools also help us track symptoms and gain a better understanding of how to treat, intervene and prevent depression and other mental health disorders.
- Precision mental health. Precision health practices, including those that utilize the power of mobile technologies, can progress our approach to mental health treatment and management. These tools can rapidly accelerate recovery by helping deliver efficient, in-the-moment intervention strategies and well-informed treatment decisions.