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Restoring joy

For many, depression begins in early childhood. That’s one of the major findings from a team of School of Medicine child psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers

by Jim DrydenFebruary 3, 2015

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Jim covers psychiatry and neuroscience, pain and opioid research, orthopedics, diabetes, obesity, nutrition and aging. He formerly worked at KWMU (now St. Louis Public Radio) as a reporter and anchor, and his stories from the Midwest also were broadcast on NPR. He hosts the Show Me the Science podcast, which highlights the outstanding research, education and clinical care underway at the School of Medicine. Jim has a bachelor's degree in English literature from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. He joined Medical Public Affairs in 1992.