Psychiatrist Annelle Bene Primm was born on January 26, 1956 in Geneva, Switzerland. She earned her B.A. degree in biology in 1976 from Harvard-Radcliffe, and in 1980, Primm earned her medical degree from Howard University. She went on to earn her MPH degree from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health in 1985. From 1985 until 1986, she worked as a psychiatrist at Provident Hospital in Baltimore. During this time, she also worked as the Director of the City Division of Springfield State Hospital, a Maryland psychiatric hospital. Primm also worked at Johns Hopkins Hospital from 1980 until 2004. She held a variety of positions at Hopkins, including staff psychiatrist, associate professor and the Director of Community Psychiatry. In 1999, Primm produced a videotape called Black and Blue that highlighted depression in the African American community. In 2001, she produced Gray and Blue, which helps senior citizens recognize and treat depression.
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History Makers video oral history with Dr. Annelle B. Primm