Affecting more than 20 million people throughout the United States each year, substance addiction is a widespread illness that can be extremely challenging to treat. Varying in form, severity, and duration, substance use disorders impair a person’s health, social function, and ability to control substance use. Though hard to treat, a number of recent trials… Read More »
The History Of TMS Treatment
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) therapy is a highly effective non-drug treatment for depression in which brief magnetic pulses are used to stimulate nerve cells within the brain. It’s been in use since 1985, but the pathway toward this revolutionary noninvasive treatment has involved a great deal of time, scientific research, and technological advance. Follow along… Read More »
Why Do So Many People with Depression Struggle to Find a Treatment that Works?
Antidepressant medications are not a quick fix for depression–but for some people, they give the brain a helpful nudge in the right direction. These drugs work by balancing “neurotransmitters,” chemicals that carry signals between brain cells and affect your mood, concentration, and appetite. Some people with depression notice their symptoms improve after a few weeks… Read More »
How Can We Change the Conversation About Suicide?
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness month, so it’s a time to share resources, stories and information to help people struggling with suicidal thoughts as well as those affected by suicide. One of the biggest obstacles we have to overcome, as a society, is changing the conversation about suicide. We need to be able to talk… Read More »