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Are there alternative treatments that might help people with mood disorders?

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Q. Are there alternative treatments that might help people with mood disorders?

Andrew A. Nierenberg, M.D.
Answer By: Andrew A. Nierenberg, M.D.

Thomas P. Hackett, MD Endowed Chair in Psychiatry

Massachusetts General Hospital

Professor of Psychiatry

Harvard Medical School

Andrew A. Nierenberg, M.D., of Harvard Medical School received the Colvin Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Mood Disorders Research from the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation in 2013. Learn more about the Outstanding Achievement Prizes at: http://bbrfoundation.org/outstanding-achievement-prizes.

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