Researchers Seek to Improve Bipolar Disorder, Depression Treatment

Researchers seek to improve bipolar disorder,
“We don't have a lot of treatment options for the depression phase of bipolar disorder, which is very troubling from a public-health standpoint,” says Mark Frye, chairman of psychiatry at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. “That's why clinicians still … Read more on Fox News

Later life depression: Ask for help
Despite such a significant number only a small percentage of this group receive treatment for this illness. According to Stephen Bartels, at the Centers for Health and Aging and Health at Dartmouth College, undertreatment often occurs because … Read more on Dayton Daily News

Scientists link DNA variations to major depression for the first time
"We are at the beginning of a trail that can lead us to clarifying the underlying biology of depression, which can then open up treatment possibilities that have hitherto been impossible," says Kenneth Kendler, a psychiatrist and human geneticist at … Read more on The Verge


Tags: , ,