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Why So Many Young Adults with Depression Don't Get Treatment
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Depression affects more young adults than any other adult age group. Each year, 7.5% of U.S. adults suffer from at least one major depressive episode : characterized by persistent sadness, diminished interest in activities, feelings of emptiness, hopelessness, or other similar symptoms lasting at least two weeks. But 17% of people ages 18 to 25 did in 2020, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Major depressive episodes are usually signs of clinical depression.
That's an even bigger problem than it seems, because a study published May 10 in JAMA Network Open found that most...
Read more ...FDA Clears TMS for OCD; Cerebral Pauses ADHD Scripts; Binge-Eating Drug Flops
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The FDA cleared the transcranial magnetic stimulation system NeuroStar Advanced Therapy for the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder, Neuronetics announced. The system was previously cleared for major depressive disorder...
Read more ...Episode 2: The Role of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Major Depressive Disorder
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Madhukar Trivedi, MD, and Jonathan Downar, MD, review the evidence on the efficacy of transcranial magnetic stimulation as a treatment for major depressive disorder.
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