Depression: brain imaging can predict effectiveness of cognitive
Xagena Medical News - More than 17 million adults in the United States will experience at least one episode of major depression this year; of those who seek treatment, only 40 to 60 percent will respond to any given first-line treatment, whether it be therapy or medication
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Diet and Genes
MSNBC - in the first place. Last month researchers at Duke University discovered that some people have a variant gene which reduces the production of serotonin by 80 percent—making them both susceptible to major depression and resistant to treatment with
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Health: Asians Get Depressed, Too
Sampan - About 8% of the adult population suffers from major depression, which is a leading cause of disability. While these facts and But diagnosis must occur for treatment to begin. In Asians, depression can be especially hard to diagnose. First, says Dr
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Magnet Therapy
Belief.Net - A randomized clinical trial of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in the treatment of major depression. Biol Psychiatry. 2000;47:332–337. 26. Tergau F, Naumann U, Paulus W, et al. Low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic
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FDA to Consider Neuronetics Device
MSN MoneyCentral - that could potentially compete with Cyberonics' Vagus Nerve stimulator, the only device on the market to treat major depression. device became the first to receive FDA approval to treat depressed patients who do not respond to drug treatment. Last
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