What efforts are underway to improve treatment?
Researchers are looking for ways to better understand, diagnose and treat depression among all groups of people. New potential treatments are being tested that give hope to those who live with depression that is particularly difficult to treat, and researchers are studying the risk factors for depression and how it affects the brain. NIMH continues to fund cutting–edge research into this debilitating disorder.
Once diagnosed, a person with depression can be treated with a number of methods. The most common treatments are medication and psychotherapy.