Alternative Treatments for Depression: Do They Work?


 

Alternative Treatments for Depression: Do They Work? – (Visit: www.uctv.tv The majority of people with depression and can and do have fulfilling, meaningful lives. Dr. Descartes Li, Professor Psychiatry and Director of UCSF Bipolar Disorder Program, discusses alternative treatments for depression – what works and what doesn’t. Series: “UCSF Osher Mini Medical School for the Public” [5/2012] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 23795]

 


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Ketamine for Depression: The Most Important Advance in Field in 50 Years?

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In any given year, 7% of adults suffer from major depression, and at least 1 in 10 youth will reckon with the disorder at some point during their teenage years. But about 20% of these cases will not respond to current treatments; for those that do …
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Are Damages For Depression Tax-Free?

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Let's say your employer fires you, you plunge into a deep depression and sue. When you settle, is it taxable? Damages for personal physical injuries are tax-free under Section 104 of the tax code. So are damages for physical sickness. See Tax-Free …
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I Got Screened for Depression

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The other problem with this whole first-person take on getting screened for depression, I quickly realize, is that even before I got an endorphin boost from a fun-sized bag of Peanut M&Ms, I wasn't likely to "test positive" for depression. As I sit on …
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