Doctors across the country are now testing a drug combination for patients with drug-resistant depression. The hope is that the new combination will inhibit the breakdown of a common anti-depressant. Read about it here.
Your Health: Her Depression is Treated with a Combination of Two Common Drugs
Biotech Sage Therapeutics Skyrockets More Than 70 Percent After Depression Drug Breakthrough
Sage Therapeutics said in a release that 64 percent of patients achieved Major Depression Disorder remission using the SAGE-217 drug in the 15th day of treatment. Read the article here.
Light Therapy May Improve Symptoms of Bipolar Depression
This article in Healthline details a study, and expert reactions to its findings, in which preliminary results demonstrate that Light Therapy shows promise for treating bi-polar depression. Read it here.
12 Types Of Depression, And What You Need To Know About Each
A helpful summary of the signs, symptoms and some possible treatments for the most prevalent forms of depression. Read it here.
How To Deal With Stigmatizing Remarks About Mental Illness
In the wake of the massacre in Texas, this pertinent article looks into how President Trump’s characterization of the shooting as resulting from a “mental health problem” is part of a broader tendency to demonize mental illness in the wake of tragedies. The article lays out why such an approach is both misleading and unhelpful, while also providing some helpful advice for combatting stigmatization. Read it here.
Depression Tied to Shorter Life Span
While the title of the article is distressing, the actual findings of the study do provide hope that proper treatment can counteract the threats to longevity that mental illness poses. Read more here.
Depression: There’s Help and Hope
Part of my hometown of Buffalo, NY’s campaign during depression awareness month, this article serves as a reminder that there is always someone to turn to and somewhere to go to for support. We just need to a better job of communicating the message. Read it here.
Floating Away Your Anxiety and Stress
This new treatment seeks to combat stress and anxiety-as well as related symptoms such as increased blood pressure and racing mental activity-by allowing patients to float in extremely salinated water for around an hour at a time. The treatment is still in its testing phases but has proven to be an attractive alternative to medication for many suffering from PTSD, injured athletes, and those suffering from chronic pain and anxiety. Read the NPR article here.
No Sweat: Small Doses of Exercise May Ward Off Depression
Small doses of exercise, if performed consistently, can be effective tools for combatting depression. A new study from Australia finds that even as little as one hour of exercise a week can elevate one’s mood, regardless of age or gender. Read the article here.
What is Seasonal Affective Disorder, What are the Symptoms and is SAD Different from Depression?
This article details the symptoms as well as the remedies of a disorder that seasonally affects somewhere between 10-20% of Americans. Read it here.
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