New option for patients with treatment-resistant depression

AUSTIN (KXAN)- Experts estimate that treatment-resistant depression (TRD) impacts about 2.8 million Americans annually, and a groundbreaking implantable device may offer new hope.

Depression affects about one in six people, and about 16 million Americans deal with depression each year. Depression can be a life-threatening condition that affects not only the individual but family and friends as well.

Depression is known to be mostly treatable, but unfortunately, not all Americans...