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Our brains have plasticity—the ability to change physically, functionally, and chemically throughout life. It’s how we can compose music and affect muscle memory in sports. It’s how we can learn new languages, problem solve and train our brains to think in specific ways. But this plasticity, which allows us to be creative and innovative, also […]

Treating clinical depression can take dedication and a deep understanding of how the mental illness affects the body and the mind. Finding the right treatment—or combination of treatments—that works for you takes close collaboration with your doctor or mental health specialist. If you are suffering from clinical depression, it can be difficult to stay proactive about […]

Talking about depression can be hard, but there is no greater struggle than dealing with depression alone. Historically, depression has been stigmatized because it makes people seem unreliable and unattractive. To add to that, self-stigmatization is often a common symptom of depression, with sufferers feeling ashamed of their condition. But depression is not a personal […]

Clinical depression, also known as major depressive disorder (MDD), manifests itself differently in everyone. Some of us are genetically prone to experiencing the disorder during our lifetime. Others experience clinical depression as a result of traumatic events or stressful school, work, or personal environments. Changes in brain chemistry and hormones can also cause the onset […]

Symptoms of clinical depression vary greatly in the population that this mental illness affects, which is about 6.7% of the US adult population (or 16.1 million Americans over the age of 18 each year) according to The Anxiety and Depression Association of America (AADA). Symptoms >may include feelings of emptiness, fatigue, irritation, agitation, anxiety, and failure to enjoy activities […]

Today is Depression Screening Day. On such an auspicious occasion, we wanted to share a few words of our appreciation to the PHQ-9, an ode of sorts. What is the PHQ-9? For those of you who haven’t heard of this acryonymn (it has less name recognition then FBI or LOL), it’s a tool those focused […]

by Stephanie Dodaro On the list of most dreaded holidays, Valentine’s Day is probably near the top. It combines all the pressure of New Year’s Eve and the emotional expectations and gift-giving stress of Christmas. We’re encouraged to make expensive, public displays of love, such as sending flowers to a sweetheart’s workplace or taking them […]

Iodine is teaming up with Mindful Health Solutions, a network of psychiatric service providers in Northern California, to make the Apple CareKit app, Start, a part of depression treatment at TMS clinics. Iodine and Their New Apple CareKit App, Start San Francisco-based startup Iodine is touting its depression-focused mobile app, Start. This is the first app developed with […]

Start, the new Apple CareKit app, helps people suffering from depression identify effective medication treatments significantly faster than existing methods. This app marks the first clinical integration in the mental health sector. Global Problem, Tough Remedy Start is designed to help improve the management and treatment of depression. Worldwide over 350 million people suffer from depression, but […]