Nine essays
on treatment-resistant depression
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A slow, honest place to think about depression treatment after antidepressants: what "treatment-resistant" really means, what else exists, and how to have the conversation that changes things.
Contents
Nine essaysWhat treatment-resistant depression actually means, and why it is far more common than most people are ever told.
Read iiBeyond the prescription pad lies a real, growing map of care, from TMS to esketamine to structured therapy. A plain-language tour of each path and who it tends to help.
Read iiiThe single thing most likely to move you toward new treatment is a doctor's recommendation. How to open that conversation, and the questions worth bringing.
Read ivNot every medication failure looks like sadness. Sometimes it looks like flatness. What emotional blunting is, and why it is worth naming out loud.
Read vA calm, honest walk through the appointment, the monitoring, and the rhythm of a full course of treatment.
Read viFor readers in St. Charles County and the greater St. Louis area, what specialty care for treatment-resistant depression looks like close to home.
Read viiWhether it hurts, how long it takes, and how a full course of treatment fits into an ordinary week.
Read viiiWhy trauma can be the reason antidepressants stall, and what care that treats both at once looks like.
Read ixThe questions readers ask most often about depression that has not responded to medication, answered plainly in one place.
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