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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 […]

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 physical reason for your plight–each year […]

by Stephanie Dodaro If you’re suffering from depression and haven’t filed your taxes or have fallen behind on other financial commitments, you may find yourself struggling to meet your basic needs, including making health insurance payments. You may feel ashamed or helpless, which can compound existing feelings of depression and anxiety. However, it’s never too […]

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 successful treatment as part of a clinical trial into a non-invasive form of brain stimulation known as Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation […]

by Stephanie Dodaro Stress in the tech industry is a well-known occupational hazard, affecting everyone from interns to founders. Whether you work in a startup or a relatively established tech company, the pressure to constantly innovate and compete at all levels of business can be overwhelming. For many, their work becomes their life, and their […]

Millennials often get a bad rap in the media for being “entitled,” “lazy,” and “narcissistic.” While these young adults do enjoy advantages such as greater connectivity, like every generation they face unique and difficult challenges–among theirs are a cultural of unrelenting overachievement, stagnating wages, and huge personal debt. These factors can cause serious stress, and […]

by Stephanie Dodaro “I’ll never forget where I was when I got the call that my ex-boyfriend had died.” Mary Orozco said. “I was on the 42nd Street subway station platform in Manhattan, waiting for the A train. When my friend spoke the awful words, I crumpled up under a staircase and started sobbing, people […]

More than 70 percent of adults in the U.S. have experienced some type of traumatic event at least once in their life. Living through a distressing situation can cause common reactions in people that usually go away over time, including fear, shock, anger, nervousness, sadness, and possibly guilt. However, for 7.7 million American adults in a given year, these […]