Rebecca Brachman speaks at TED2017 about her work on a drug to prevent depression. She ran it again and again, and discovered that the ketamine seemed to enhance stress resilience enough to ward off triggers that often damaged their mental health. Now she may stand at the precipice of what could be one of the biggest discoveries in mental health possibly since anti-depressants were developed in the 1950s. She said she hopes sharing her research not only drives interest, but also adds to the growing conversation around mental health stigma. However, she is not suggesting that people take their care entirely into their own hands if they are suffering from a serious mental illness.

Source: Washington Post April 25, 2017 11:03 UTC