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The University Depression Study Group, an official DailyStrength.org group, is proud to announce its first of several depression surveys. 

SURVEY TOPIC

This anonymous survey concerns those "ask your doctor about" advertisements for antidepressant medications that you may have seen on television and in magazines or newspapers. These ads are currently being shown in the United States and New Zealand. 
 
WHY YOUR OPINION IS IMPORTANT

No study has ever asked people affected by depression how they feel about these ads. This is your chance to be heard! 
 
ABOUT THE SURVEY

Most people will complete the survey in about 15 minutes or less.  In this survey we will ask you about your awareness of this kind of advertising, your opinions of these ads, and your use of antidepressant advertisements as a source of information about depression. We will also ask you a few questions about your health situation so we can understand better the responses we receive.
 
WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS SURVEY?

For this survey we are interested in the opinions of people aged 18 years or older who have a history of depression. This includes people who are dealing with depression at this time AND people who are not currently feeling depressed, but have had at least one bout of depression in their lives. 
 
SILENCE IS GOLDEN

Please do not post comments about the survey until after all data have been collected and we have posted a summary of results.  Such comments could influence how others respond, which would not be a good thing.
 
SURVEY LINK

Click on the link below to go to the survey.  If the link does not work, copy the address into your browser address.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=N8TpfGncBUQR7uKUqThgow_3d_3d

Robert Bell

Survey Team Lead