By Mandy Oaklander
Published Jul 26, 2017
Depression afflicts 16 million Americans. One third don’t get better with treatment. A surprising new drug may change that
Every week, when Ian Hanley sits down with his therapist, he goes through a list of depression treatments he’s been researching online. The best-known treatments at the top of the list–half a dozen antidepressants and known combinations of those drugs–are all crossed out.
“My therapist says he’s never had this much difficulty with somebody,” says Hanley, “which is sort of a dubious honor.”…