NEW YORK — It's been a little over a year now since my doctor diagnosed me with clinical depression.

At the time, it seemed only natural for me to share that with my readers, not only in the interest of transparency, but because mental illness is something even those of us in health care (related) businesses are reluctant to discuss.

(I admit there was also the underlying selfish motive of catharsis. The single best thing I did since my diagnosis was to talk about it. With my wife. My closest friends. And all of you.)

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