Does Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Help Postpartum Depression?

Does Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Help Postpartum Depression?

Expecting a baby is a miraculous and exciting time. Whether you’ve been through it before or it’s your first, you have a picture in your head of how it will be. You will be so in love with your baby you can’t wait to spend your parental leave getting to know your...
Untangling the Knots of Love and Depression

Untangling the Knots of Love and Depression

Depression is a mental health condition that can impact your entire life. When you leave depression untreated, relationships inevitably suffer especially romantic ones. However, your relationships can also play a role in your depression, and it can be difficult to...
The Evolution of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Therapy

The Evolution of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Therapy

TMS is a non-invasive, safe, and effective therapy for many neurologic and psychiatric disorders. In 2008, the FDA approved the use of TMS to treat depression. By placing a coil on the scalp, a magnetic field can treat conditions such as depression, post-traumatic...
Combatting Depression in Older Adults

Combatting Depression in Older Adults

Depression is a serious mental health condition. It can make you feel sad, hopeless, or worthless for weeks on end. You lose interest in doing things you once loved. You can struggle to socialize, maintain relationships, and even care for yourself. You may experience...
Understanding Treatment-Resistant Depression

Understanding Treatment-Resistant Depression

If you’ve been diagnosed with depression and have been battling it for years, you could have a difficult-to-treat form of depression called refractory or treatment-resistant depression (TRD). While it can feel overwhelming to continue feeling depressed despite...
7 Reasons Why Your Emotions Are Overflowing In Tears

7 Reasons Why Your Emotions Are Overflowing In Tears

Crying is one of our first defense mechanisms, which we practice even before birth. As newborns, we cry to indicate we need help, and we continue to use this emotional tool throughout our lives. As we age, we may use crying as an emotional release; one-third of people...
5 Signs Your Antidepressant Isn’t Working

5 Signs Your Antidepressant Isn’t Working

When a medical professional diagnoses your depression, the first course of action is typically a form of talk therapy and medication to ease the symptoms. However, finding the proper treatment is trial and error. What may work for one patient will not work for the...
Beyond The Bump: Dealing With Prenatal Depression

Beyond The Bump: Dealing With Prenatal Depression

You are not alone if you are struggling with anxiety, sadness, or baby blues. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in eight women will experience prenatal or postpartum depression. It’s not your fault. The hormonal changes you’re...
Without Clinical Depression Treatment, Will It Go Away?

Without Clinical Depression Treatment, Will It Go Away?

Depression is a serious mental health disease. It can be persistent but often comes in bouts, spells, or episodes. Because there’s a natural ebb and flow, you can think depression goes away on its own. While more mild feelings of depression can resolve independently,...
The Future of TMS: Treating Eating Disorders

The Future of TMS: Treating Eating Disorders

Eating disorders affect more than 9% of the population. Second to opioid overdose, they are one of the deadliest mental illnesses. According to studies by Smink, van Hoeken, and Hoek, and Fichter and Quadflieg, anorexia increases your risk of dying by ten compared to...