Friday, January 31, 2014

New therapies offer bright hope against the darkness of depression

Certain medications and brain stimulators show promising results among some patients who do not respond to current common therapies.



The numbers are staggering: Almost 7% of the U.S. adult population — about 17.6 million people — is diagnosed with depression, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. The national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that depression costs 200 million lost workdays each year at a cost to employers of $17 billion to $44 billion.



via L.A. Times - Science http://ift.tt/1bfibIE

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