Dr Cory Couillard

In this day and age if the dark blanket of depression hasn’t descended upon you or someone close to you yet, chances are pretty good it will. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), one out of every ten Americans has reported suffering from depression, and the numbers of those affected continue to rise. [1] From 1996 to 2005, the number of Americans taking an antidepressant doubled.[2] In fact, a very recent study showed that over 20% of American adults are taking at least one drug for psychiatric or behavioral disorders.[3] Depression has been directly and indirectly linked to obesity, heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and early death. It is observed daily in missed work-days, decreased productivity, strained relationships, and long-term suffering. Statistics like these are not only alarming, but cannot be ignored and placated by a medicinal label. A 2007 national survey published in Psychiatryonline.org found that 54% of women with depression reported the...