Rethink “treatment-resistant depression” by adopting difficult-to-treat depression, verifying adequate trials, and stratifying drivers like trauma and inflammation to improve outcomes.
|Slideshows|June 12, 2018
New Insights on the Role of Brain Activity in Depression
Author(s)Mark L. Fuerst
For the first time, a study has shown comprehensive evidence for the effect of depression on decline in overall cognitive function. Plus, 2 more findings.
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