Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a very effective treatment for depression; it is usually undertaken after several medication trials have failed or when a patient is severely suicidal.

The NIMH collaborative study (non-geriatric-age adults) reported that psychotherapy was equivalent in efficacy to antidepressant medication ... and ability of the elderly to benefit from ...

Claire Hamilton was getting worried about her Aunt Julia. Julia always seemed to have some new excuse to stay home. She had already, months ago, stopped volunteering at a local Head Start program ...

Which to choose between, for example, the 30 different antidepressants on offer, 25 anti-inflammatory drugs or 50 anti-hypertensives ... records of almost 100,000 older citizens (75 and older ...