Psychotherapy (talk therapy) is sometimes used alone for the treatment of mild depression; for moderate to severe depression, psychotherapy is often used along with antidepressant medications.
Medication is often prescribed for the treatment of depression. As each patient varies in his/her response and ability to tolerate a specific medication and dosage, medications are tailored to the individual by our team of psychiatrists and psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioners.
Esketamine- a new treatment with a different mechanism of action – is a nasal spray medication, used along with an oral antidepressant to specifically treat adults with treatment-resistant depression or major depressive disorder with suicidal thoughts or actions.
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive (non-surgical) treatment for medication-resistant depression. TMS therapy uses pulsed magnetic fields delivered through an electromagnetic coil placed on the scalp to induce an electric current in the targeted region of the brain to help regulate brain chemistry.
