New Depression Treatments

From the crude treatments of the early years, psychiatrists have come a long way in treating depression.
The existing treatments are capable of curing severe cases of depression. But still it is estimated that more than 25% of the patients suffering from depressive illness does not respond to the existing methods of treatment. A large group of patients also cannot take antidepressant drugs due to several medical reasons. The side effects of antidepressant drugs are also a major issue. There is a constant effort to improve upon the existing treatments and to find newer methods of treatment.
Improving the diagnostic methods
Numerous methods and technology are available to detect the various diseases affecting the human body. But depression is still diagnosed on the basis of the patient's history and symptoms. Researches are on to develop technology which could easily detect depressive illness. Some of the researches have been highly successful and new diagnostic methods will be widely used in near future.
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