When it comes to comprehensive treatment plans for mood disorders such as Depression and anxiety, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have long been considered a frontline treatment strategy. While antidepressants
Paradoxical Effect of Antidepressants: Can These Medications Sometimes Do More Harm Than Good?
Over the years, countless patients have turned to antidepressants as a definitive answer to their complex psychological challenges such as major depressive disorder (MDD), clinical anxiety, and panic disorder. As
Antidepressant Induced Mania
For decades, antidepressants such as SSRIs have long been regarded as first-line treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD) and other mood disorders; their importance across many different demographics continues to
Pharmacogenetic Testing for Depression: An Update
Selecting effective antidepressants for the treatment Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is an imprecise practice, with remission rates of just about 30% at the initial treatment choice. The potential of pharmacogenetic
A Study of Single-Dose Psilocybin Treatment for Major Depressive Disorder
Psilocybin Treatment for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a topic of interest for some of the many people struggling with debilitating symptoms of Depression. While not currently approved for the
A New Antidepressant: Discussing Patients’ Auvelity Experience
Whenever a new antidepressant becomes available, patients will want to know what it is like to take it. For this reason, we bring you this discussion of the Auvelity experience
Does switching between high-frequency rTMS and theta burst TMS improve depression outcomes?
Neuromodulation techniques including transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) have emerged in recent decades as useful additional tools to improve the lives of people with treatment resistant Depression. In particular, two forms
Accelerated TMS Protocol Research: An Update
The availability of an accelerated TMS protocol has the potential to achieve therapeutic outcomes of TMS in a shorter time. This could be particularly useful by making the benefits of
A Recent Study on the Effectiveness of TMS for Major Depression
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a non-invasive brain stimulation technique which has demonstrated antidepressant properties via innovative mechanisms, without the side effects of antidepressant medications or ECT. In the interest
What is the Serotonin Theory of Depression?
Investigating the catalysts of and biological mechanisms behind major depressive disorder (MDD) has proven an ongoing challenge for scientists and clinicians for decades. As various theories have gained and lost