Jul 24, 2023
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...
Jul 17, 2023
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...
Jul 10, 2023
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...
Jul 3, 2023
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...
Jun 29, 2023
How long can someone take antidepressants? If you have taken a prescription antidepressant, the prescribing physician should have warned you that it can take a minimum amount of time before it takes effect. But what about the maximum amount of time? Can the medication...
Jun 26, 2023
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...
Jun 19, 2023
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...
Jun 15, 2023
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a brain-localized treatment for depression and anxiety. After numerous positive clinical trials, the FDA approved using TMS for depression in 2008. Now, TMS provides symptom relief and remission to thousands of patients with...
Jun 12, 2023
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has FDA approval for treating major depressive disorder, migraines with aura, obsessive-compulsive disorder, smoking cessation, anxiety associated with depression, and much more. It’s incredibly safe and effective compared...
Jun 8, 2023
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 18.5% of adults experienced symptoms of depression in the two weeks before the survey. Over 13% of adults were taking antidepressants within the last month. As medical professionals are working to normalize the...
