Talking It Out, Lifting The Cloud

For many diagnosed with depression, the world may as well be hell.

Yet it's possible to find comfort and safety among peers and medical professionals for those who join patient support groups, like the group organized five years ago at Peking University Sixth Hospital by Dr. Wang Xilin.

Twenty former and current patients, along with some family members, gather on a regular basis to talk. They share conversations about struggles, fears, dreams – and even their most private and personal stories.