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How to Recognize and Get Help for Depression

Jim T. Miller | Posted 11.18.2012 | Fifty
Read More: Elderly, Depressed, Depression, Senior Citizens, Seniors, Depression Treatment, National Depression Screening Day, Treatment for Depression, Aging and Depression, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Medicare, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Depression and Seniors, Fifty News
Jim T. Miller

Depression is a real illness that affects mood, feelings, behavior and physical health, and contrary to what many people believe, it's not a normal part of aging or a personal weakness, but it is very treatable.

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Neurotechnology: Science Fiction or Applied Science?

Matthew D. Erlich, M.D. | Posted 05.21.2012 | Science
Read More: Psychiatry, Brain Science, Psychology, Brain Scan, Applied Science, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Brain Imaging, Neuropsychology, Neurotechnology, Neurology, Science Fiction, Artificial Intelligence, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Science News
Matthew D. Erlich, M.D.

As science makes a reality of what has been science fiction, we will face questions of how to best apply neurotechnologies. Should they be limited to helping those who have illnesses? Or should they bolster the performance of a wartime soldier, enable a C student to get As, or supercharge CEOs?

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Magnet Device Aims To Treat Depression Patients

AP | LAURAN NEERGAARD | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Read More: Depression, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Depression, TMS Depression, Style News

WASHINGTON — The government has approved the first noninvasive brain stimulator to treat depression _ a device that beams magnetic pulses throug...

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