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How Multidisciplinary Care Improves Outcomes for Anxiety and Depression
Anxiety and depression affect physiology, cognition, behavior, and social functioning. Addressing only one domain—prescribing a medication without psychotherapy or offering therapy without coordinated pharmacologic care—often leaves residual symptoms and increases the risk of...
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From Research to Recovery: Transforming Anxiety and Depression Care in New York
Our state has a long history as an innovator when it comes to improving the mental well-being of New Yorkers. From establishing the first state-funded psychiatric center to creating the first research institute dedicated to exploring mental health, this spirit of innovation has influenced and...
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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Is Transforming Depression and Anxiety Care
Depression affects an estimated 280 million people worldwide. Anxiety disorders impact more than 300 million. These conditions are not just occasional moods. Many live with symptoms such as, and not limited to, persistent sadness, fatigue, loss of interest, and excessive worry that can interfere...
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How Employer-Provider Partnerships Can Transform Treatment-Resistant Mental Health Care
After three decades treating complex psychiatric conditions across diverse clinical settings, I’ve observed how inadequately addressed mental health disorders can devastate lives. And what has become increasingly clear through my work with patients suffering from chronic and even...
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Basic Research Has Had a Major Impact on Developing New Treatments for Serious Mental Illnesses
Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide, with an estimated $2 trillion annual economic impact. The cost in terms of human suffering is, of course, incalculable. Each year about 8% of adults—nearly 20 million Americans—experience major depression; 8% of adolescents experience at...
