New York Magazine reports, “Everyone’s depression is different, but Ted, a 40-year-old resident of Portland, Oregon, describes his as a “continuous dark veil — a foul, dark, awful perspective that informs every moment of your whole life.” He’d tried to treat it with antidepressants, therapy, visits to psychiatrists, “the whole nine,” but although the antidepressants kept him functional, they by no means offered relief. He finally got relief from the hallucinogenic drug Ketamine.” Read the News
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Recent discoveries have energized the hunt for genes connected to major depression. Read the News
Talk Therapy Plus Meds Best For Severe Depression
A combination of therapy and antidepressants appears to best help people with severe, but short-term depression, a new study reports. Read the News
When You’re REALLY Depressed: 7 Ways to Manage Severe Depression
People who are struggling with a more severe form of depression need different ways to manage it. Read the Blog
In Severe Depression ECT Can Restore Quality of Life
Patients whose severe depression goes into remission for six months following electroconvulsive therapy report a quality of life similar to that of healthy individuals, researchers say. Read the Story
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