A recent New York Times article¹ cites a Cambridge University study that found people with ADHD, on average, face a shorter lifespan. The study, titled “Life expectancy and years of life lost for adults with diagnosed ADHD in the UK”² reviewed mortality data of more than 30,000 individuals and discovered that men with ADHD die about…
TMS for Teens—a non-invasive outpatient treatment that stimulates the brain to treat depression is FDA-approved for ages 15-plus. The FDA recently approved Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) treatments for adolescent depression. This gives parents and their teens a low-risk, non-medication depression treatment option to consider. While the FDA has newly approved it for teen depression, TMS…
For treatment-resistant patients, treat ADHD and comorbid mood disorders simultaneously. Article originally appeared in Psychology Today, published on January 7th, 2025. Key points One-third of patients who were referred for treatment-resistant depression (TRD) met the criteria for ADHD. For treatment-resistant patients, when multiple drugs have failed, an ADHD diagnosis can be critical. Don’t delay in…
2 adult ADHD patients spent their lives in a revolving door of antidepressants Could your depression/anxiety actually be undiagnosed ADHD? The New York Times recently published an important article on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): Doctors Are Still Figuring Out Adult A.D.H.D. The NYT article says “A.D.H.D. is one of the most common psychiatric disorders in adults….
Minneapolis columnist Jon Tevlin recently covered his own journey out of depression in the Star Tribune article titled Depressed after his wife’s death, this Minneapolis man turned to ketamine therapy for help. Ketamine is the only legal psychedelic medication that is proven to be effective in treating severe depression, bipolar depression, PTSD, anxiety and suicidal…
In a recent blog, we outlined the differences between depression and sadness. For those with seasonal affective disorder (SAD), it can be even more challenging to determine if you have depression or if you are experiencing temporary sadness due to the temporary nature of SAD. Seasonal depression in Minnesota is particularly common, because of all…
One of the biggest questions people want to know the answer to before going to see a psychiatrist is: Am I depressed? While no one wants to go through the hassle of making a doctor’s appointment for no reason, it’s always best to ask a mental health professional the answer to that question. To help…
A Message From Our Severe Anxiety Doctors MN New recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) give busy primary physicians and their teams one more thing to implement and manage: anxiety screening. While the recommendation that adults age 64 and younger should be screened for anxiety is a major step toward improving mental…
People often come to our Minneapolis depression clinic believing they have tried “every medication” for their depression, though that is rarely the case.
All too often, treatment-resistant patients may, in fact, be very treatable with antidepressants. A patient’s treatment-resistance to antidepressant medication is often caused by one of three scenarios.
At the recent Minnesota Medical Association annual conference, many important questions were asked by primary care and specialist physicians during the session titled: The Use of Ketamine, Esketamine (often referred to by its brand name Spravato in Minnesota), and TMS in Depression. In today’s article, we highlight answers presented by AB+BC’s psychiatrists Dr. Steve Manlove,…