Mood disorders are often the toughest to diagnose. They don’t manifest themselves with physical scars or other easily recognizable symptoms. Instead, they linger in the minds of those afflicted and sometimes go unchecked for far too long due to social stigmatization. While medications are the common go-to remedies for many patients, they don’t always work. …
Drug abuse begins with depression. In order to heal America of its opioid crisis, we need to start looking at solving its depression problem. Depression has been on a steady increase in America since 1999. Along with drug abuse and depression hitting an all-time high, we are also seeing overdose and death–both intentional and unintentional–on …
TMS works great with adults but should we be careful of people under the age of eighteen undergoing the procedure? After all, the brain is still growing. Does the application of theta-burst stimulation effect or stunt brain growth in some way? Or is the child brain – while still developing – immune from any ill-effects …
In the digital age, there’s no escaping alerts, announcements, and instant communication. Before tablets, computers, and smartphones became widespread, people had to tune in for news reports intentionally. Email wasn’t a thing; neither were text messages. Now, it’s hard to unplug, and its even harder to have time for yourself to think before answering or …
