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Many Kentuckians impacted by serious bout of depression

By Dan Modlin

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wkyu/local-wkyu-741051.mp3

Bowling Green, Ky – A statewide organization which focuses on mental health predicts 160,000 Kentuckians will be effected by major depression this year. The NAMI organization estimates that 5% of Kentucky's adult population will have an episode of major depression in 2008. Dan Modlin talked about these issues with Betsy Pierce, outreach coordinator for the WKU Counseling and Testing Services Center.