Psychiatry

Beyond guesswork

Treatments often fail, but new studies might help doctors find drugs and therapies that work

By Scott Allen

Globe Staff / March 6, 2006

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Most mornings, Karl Ackerman felt disappointed that, once again, he was alive. A depression that began in 1991 had left him feeling so hopeless that, for more than a decade, he could scarcely leave the house, let alone find a job: ''If you do not believe you have any worthwhile qualities, try going for a job interview," he said. Eventually, ... (Full article: 1241 words)