Six months after 20 patients with treatment-resistant depression underwent deep-brain-stimulation surgery, 60% had responded to treatment and 35% had attained remission. Medscape Medical News
Suicide accounts for many of the largest monetary settlements and malpractice lawsuits filed against mental health clinicians. What can clinicians do to protect their patients and themselves? Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention
Older depressed patients with diabetes who receive additional intervention for their depression are half as likely to die within 5 years as similar patients who are not provided intervention, according to a new study. Medscape Medical News
