antidepressants

Using Brainwave Patterns to Predict and Understand Psychiatric Disorders
Using a well-understood, inexpensive and easy-to-deploy technology called electroencephalography, or EEG, as well as related technologies that also measure the activity of cells in the brain,… Read More
Study Finds Changes in the Treatment of Bipolar Disorder Over 20 Years
A study covering the 20 years between 1997 and 2016 shows that substantial changes have occurred in the way doctors are treating outpatients diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Among a number of… Read More
In a Surprising Clinical Trial, Ketamine’s Antidepressant Effects Lasted Longer
Carefully designed, exquisitely controlled experiments sometimes don't produce the result predicted in advance—the research “hypothesis” that is the starting point for a program of research. That is… Read More
Study Links Brain Connectivity Patterns with Response to Specific Antidepressant and Placebo
Bit by bit, a growing body of evidence is leading psychiatry toward the goal of being able to treat patients on a highly individualized basis, based on their distinctive biology. Read More
Study: Ketamine Restores Neural Connection Points Lost in Stress & Depression
Researchers led by 2013 BBRF Young Investigator Conor Liston, M.D., Ph.D., have just reported a surprising finding about the drug ketamine, concerning the way it acts on the brain. Approved many… Read More