Genomic Press Interview reveals personal journey and scientific breakthroughs of NIH Distinguished Investigator Reports and Proceedings Genomic Press image: Carlos A. Zarate Jr, MD, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, USA. Credit: Carlos A. Zarate Jr, MD, Bethesda, Maryland – 10 October 2024. In a revealing Genomic Press Interview published on 10...
Tag: <span>depression treatment</span>
Post
A Promising New Depression Treatment Cured 80 Percent of Volunteers, Study Shows
Jenna Cartusciello – Tuesday If you’ve ever dealt with depression, you know it’s more than just a negative outlook. Accepting depression as a real disease opens the door to treatment possibilities, which can dramatically improve quality of life. But for those with treatment-resistant depression, treatment options have been limited — until now. A unique form of...
Post
New study shows significant gains from computer-based depression treatment
by Mari-Len de Guzman and Max Martin, University of Western Ontario Visual Abstract. Effectiveness of computer-assisted cognitive behavior therapy on depression among adults. Credit: JAMA Network Open (2022). DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.46716 A new international collaborative study, involving multiple institutions including Western University, has found computer-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CCBT) has significantly greater impact in treating depression among adults than...
Post
New research maps how the brain changes during depression treatment
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA For the first time, researchers have shown what happens to the brain when a person receives a depression treatment known as repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS). The results were published today in the American Journal of Psychiatry. rTMS is a depression treatment typically used when other approaches — such as medications — haven’t...
Post
An experimental depression treatment uses electric currents to bring relief
February 6, 2022 6:01 AM ET LESLEY MCCLURG Eleanor Cole, Ph.D., demonstrates the treatment on trial participant Deirdre Lehman in May 2019 at the Stanford Brain Stimulation Lab. Steve Fisch for Stanford Medicine After 40 years of fighting debilitating depression, Emma was on the brink. “I was suicidal,” said Emma, a 59-year-old Bay Area resident....