Robert Lusson is a clinical psychologist, specializing in Anxiety and Depression. His 2016 article on Political Depression went viral, garnering both domestic and international attention.

His work is often cited as the bridge that brought the term into the mainstream vernacular and clinical discussion. He continues to be referenced in both academic and mainstream research. Dr. Lusson lives and practices in Venice, CA.

His favorite quote comes from Kurt Vonnegut Jr.’s character Eliot Rosewater: “There's only one rule that I know of, babies—God damn it, you've got to be kind.”