Why Antidepressants Won’t Solve the Depression Epidemic

“Antidepressants have had a role to play in the treatment of depression and they should continue to play a role. But the data suggests that we have been expecting far too much. In fact, when it comes to pondering solutions for depression, we’ve mostly been listening to Prozac. And all this listening has not produced[…]

Telepsychiatry Brings Emergency Mental Health Care To Rural Areas

“When you ask patients about this experience, most of them will tell you that after a few minutes of some hesitation, they even forget that they are talking to the doctor via this monitor,” Saeed, the chairman of the psychiatry department at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, says.” Read the Full[…]

Depressed, but Not Ashamed

“Our school has a very tolerant atmosphere, and it even has a depression awareness group, so this response seemed uncharacteristic. We were surprised that the administration and the adults who advocated for mental health awareness were the ones standing in the way of it. By telling us that students could not talk openly about their[…]

Let Teens Talk About Mental Illness

“High school students in the tiny New England town of Ledyard, Connecticut, population 14,687, for six years have been competing in an essay contest called “Breaking the Silence about Mental Illness.” The project got started when two Ledyard high school health teachers teamed up with the leader of a local mental health support group to[…]