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Listening to Ketamine

The fast-acting drug offers a new way to treat depression and fathom its origins. Recent approval of a nasal spray promises to expand access, but much remains unknown.

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Realizing the Benefits of Vagus Nerve Stimulation

A small battery-sized device implanted into the chest delivering small zaps of electricity to the vagus nerve can make a huge impact in a patient’s wellbeing.

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How Artificial Intelligence is Shaping Personalized Mental Health Care

AI programs assist clinicians in surfacing signs of depression through patient data.

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Depression, Fast and Slow

Chance observations in the 1950s prompted scientists to hypothesize that low neurotransmitter levels cause depression. That thinking has unraveled.

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Listening to Ketamine

The fast-acting drug offers a new way to treat depression and fathom its origins. Recent approval of a nasal spray promises to expand access, but much remains unknown.

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Rethinking Serotonin's Role in Depression

Serendipitous findings in the 1950s spawned the idea that depression was a “chemical imbalance” in the brain. But decades of research — and a radical new treatment — are upending that thinking.