Tag: mental health

Software Listens for Hints of Depression

By Jennifer Chu | 11/04/2009 | 2 Comments

A large-scale trial will test whether software can identify depressed patients.

DNA Deletion Tied to Cognitive Problems

By Emily Singer | 09/11/2008 | 0 Comments

Detecting structural changes in the genome could bring new diagnoses.

Computerized Vest Helps Diagnose Mental Disorders

By Brittany Sauser | 05/31/2007 | 0 Comments

A study being conducted by psychiatric researchers is using a novel device to monitor patients' behavior and create a new method for diagnostics.

Transforming the Psychiatrist's Office

By Emily Singer | 05/29/2007 | 6 Comments

New technologies for treating depression could make the couch obsolete.

TR10: Neuron Control

By Emily Singer | 03/12/2007 | 5 Comments

Karl Deisseroth's genetically engineered "light switch," which lets scientists turn selected parts of the brain on and off, may help improve treatments for depression and other disorders.