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...
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. For those of you who haven’t heard of this acryonym (it has less name recognition then FBI or LOL), it’s a tool those...
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,...
by Stephanie Dodaro It seems that as soon as we put away our Halloween costumes, we’re inundated by a steady stream of holiday ads and social media posts featuring joyous people shopping for gifts or celebrating with loved ones. For many, these idyllic images are a...
Iodine is teaming up with Mindful Health Solutions, a network of psychiatric service providers in Northern California, to make Start a part of depression treatment at TMS clinics. San Francisco-based startup Iodine is touting its depression-focused mobile app, Start,...
Start app helps people suffering from depression identify effective medication treatments significantly faster than existing methods achieve. The first clinical integration of a CareKit app in the mental health sector launches this week, the Startapp for...
Is your favorite summer activity huddling in a dark room with the AC blasting, while your friends and family enjoy the sunshine? Does the thought of a trip to the beach leave you anxious and depressed? You may feel like a party pooper, but there could well be a...
by Stephanie Dodaro “In the spring of 2003, I was 27 and finally on a cocktail of antidepressants that stabilized my Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). For the first time Though our big April tax deadline has finally passed, it doesn’t mean that financial stress or...
Monash doctors trial transcranial magnetic stimulation on depressed teenagers John Campbell has depression. Diagnosed in 2011, the 58-year-old motor mechanic has been unable to work for two-and-a-half years. Next month he’ll return to the workplace, following...
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