depression
Aug 26 2010, View Point

“I get sidetracked by other things,” says Teddy, a rising senior who says he thinks about getting to bed around 10 p.m. But then he might start gaming. Or chatting with friends on Facebook.

Time gets away.

Experts say the math of teen sleep...

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Graphic shows how magnetic stimulation is used to treat depression;