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This space is intended as a helpful resource on depression-related topics for patients, caregivers and healthcare providers alike. Here, we share our learnings, insights, research and stories to bring awareness to these topics.

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Which Mental Health Provider Should I Consider? A Symptom-Based Guide

The support of a good healthcare provider can make all the difference when you’re struggling with your mental health. But how do you connect to one in a sea of ...

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One explanation for why we experience Side Effects? Understanding Your Genetic Response to Antidepressants

Antidepressants often play an essential role in helping patients with their mental health conditions. But as many patients can attest, it’s frustrating when...

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Barriers at Every Turn: How Systemic and Social Factors Block Men from Mental Health Care

Taking the important step of seeking care for mental health isn’t always an easy decision. Uncertainty about the need for care, social stigmas associated wi...

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Overcoming Side Effect Concerns: Leveraging Pharmacogenomic Insights to Inform Depression and Anxiety Medication Selection

Whitnee Brown, a lifelong resident now practicing in Birmingham, Alabama has nearly an entire alphabet following her name, abbreviations for degrees and certifi...

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Concerns about Mental Health Medication Side Effects Remain a Barrier to Getting Help for Those Diagnosed with Depression and Anxiety

Lisa Roberts has raised a family, reached an impressively high level in her career, and was an anchor for her mother and other family members. When, within ...

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Common Antidepressant Side Effects

Taking an antidepressant can be an effective way to help treat a mental health condition like depression or anxiety. However, these medications can also cre...

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MTHFR Mutations: Clinical Implications and Management Strategies

MTHFR mutations—changes in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene—have gained increased attention in the medical community due to their potent...

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Can an App Help Me Manage My Anxiety?

Health and wellness smartphone apps have become so common that if you can name a health goal, desire or condition, you can probably find an app for it. N...

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Black Trailblazers of Psychiatry and Mental Health: A Legacy of Healing and Advocacy

As we celebrate Black History Month, we want to recognize a few individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to the field of psychiatry and mental heal...

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Mindful Moments: Tips for Anxiety

If a well-meaning friend or family member has ever told you to “just breathe” when you’re feeling worked up or stressed out, you’d be forgiven if you felt l...

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Which Mental Health Provider Should I Consider? A Symptom-Based Guide

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One explanation for why we experience Side Effects? Understanding Your...

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Barriers at Every Turn: How Systemic and Social Factors Block Men from...

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Overcoming Side Effect Concerns: Leveraging Pharmacogenomic Insights t...

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Concerns about Mental Health Medication Side Effects Remain a Barrier ...

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Common Antidepressant Side Effects

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MTHFR Mutations: Clinical Implications and Management Strategies

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Approaches to Mental Health Treatment

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Mental Health Treatment Approaches: Talk Therapy vs. Medication Management

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