A man sits and contemplates how to deal with treatment-resistant depression.

Treatment-Resistant Depression: When Outpatient Care Isn’t Enough

Depression, Mental Health / Dr. Sanjai Thankachen, MD

Quick Answer Treatment-resistant depression (TRD) is diagnosed when a person does not experience meaningful improvement after trying at least two different antidepressant medications at adequate doses and duration. It affects roughly one in three people treated for major depression. While advanced interventions like TMS and ketamine exist, many people with TRD benefit most from an […]

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the link between vitamin d and depression

Does Vitamin D Deficiency Cause Depression?

Depression / Dr. Sanjai Thankachen, MD

Vitamin D deficiency affects about 42% of American adults, and researchers are finding strong links between low vitamin D and depression.

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Thanksgiving blues can be seen with this photo of sunlight on autumn leaves.

Thanksgiving Blues: Ideas for Handling Them

Anxiety, Blog, Depression, Family, Mental Health / Dr. Sanjai Thankachen, MD

It’s that time of year again: the holiday season is upon us. November unofficially kicks off the annual holiday season. The first big seasonal event is Thanksgiving next week. Thanksgiving is a time for millions of people to come together and appreciate family and friends. Unfortunately, for others it often ushers in the Thanksgiving blues,

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Social media and mental health are linked, and this link is very strong during an election cycle.

Social Media and Mental Health: Find a Balance

Depression, Anxiety, Blog, Mental Health / Dr. Sanjai Thankachen, MD

In some ways it’s hard to believe, but 20 years ago the term “social media” didn’t even exist in common vernacular. MySpace was all the rage, and then this new network called Facebook came along and changed everything. Suddenly in this new era, we were connecting with people we hadn’t heard from or even thought

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A study finds links between menopause and mental health. Women like these three can support each other through a difficult time.

Menopause and Mental Health Challenges: A Study

Bipolar Disorder, Depression / Dr. Sanjai Thankachen, MD

Menopause is something that every female experiences at some point in life. It can be a very difficult time for a lot of different reasons. The person experiencing it is enduring powerful hormonal curveballs as well as other challenges while it lasts. This is also a natural process that affects every individual differently. Despite these

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Poor maternal mental health can lead to depression and burnout, as this woman is experiencing.

Study: Maternal Mental Health Suffers from Cognitive Household Labor

Depression, Family / Dr. Sanjai Thankachen, MD

Everyone who lives in a family unit has to work together to make the household function properly. Domestic partners need to divide the labor required to maintain things. This is especially true if there are children, pets and others present who require care. In recent generations, the “traditional” division of labor has changed, but some

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Cell phone addiction can be isolating and cause other problems.

Cell Phone Addiction Statistics: Sound the Alarm

Anxiety, Depression / Dr. Sanjai Thankachen, MD

Some of us are old enough to remember a world without cell phones and smart phones. The way in which they have come to dominate our existence is nothing short of remarkable. According to the World Economic Forum, there are now more cell phones in the world than there are people. We have tied our

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Money in front of a computer. Lack of money is leading to a mental health treatment gap.

Study: Medical Debt Leading to Mental Health Treatment Gap

Depression, Anxiety, Mental Health Insurance / Dr. Sanjai Thankachen, MD

Taken by itself, medical debt is an enormous problem in the United States. Millions of people are saddled with it, and according to this article, more than 500,000 Americans file for bankruptcy protection every year largely due to medical debt. Debt and costs are a problem in our healthcare system, and a recent study found

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Climate anxiety includes problems caused by disasters like this wildfire.

Climate Anxiety: The Heat Is On

Depression, Anxiety, Mental Health / Dr. Sanjai Thankachen, MD

Most of us think of summer as a happy time, when we take it easy, relax with family and friends and enjoy the warm weather and sunshine. We take vacations, we take time off to get things done around the house – we just do things differently this time of year. Weather-related stress can wait,

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Exercise for depression, such as dancing, helps the condition.

Dance Fever? Study Indicates Exercise for Depression Provides Big Benefit

Depression / Dr. Sanjai Thankachen, MD

Can you really dance your troubles away, as the band Archie Bell & the Drells sang to us nearly 50 years ago? Dancing is something that is a wonderful release for some, something to be avoided in the opinion of others and something in-between for just about everyone else. Yes, dancing is a form of

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Depression

Treatment-Resistant Depression: When Outpatient Care Isn’t Enough

Does Vitamin D Deficiency Cause Depression?

Thanksgiving Blues: Ideas for Handling Them

Menopause and Mental Health Challenges: A Study

Study: Maternal Mental Health Suffers from Cognitive Household Labor

Cell Phone Addiction Statistics: Sound the Alarm

Study: Medical Debt Leading to Mental Health Treatment Gap

Climate Anxiety: The Heat Is On

Dance Fever? Study Indicates Exercise for Depression Provides Big Benefit

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Does Vitamin D Deficiency Cause Depression?

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Study: Maternal Mental Health Suffers from Cogniti...

Cell Phone Addiction Statistics: Sound the Alarm

Study: Medical Debt Leading to Mental Health Treat...

Climate Anxiety: The Heat Is On

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