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Shannon McCarty alias The Tag-Team Doctor

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Practice location

218 White

Bear Lake, MN 55110

Bottom line

Mostly evidence, with a few persuasion patterns mixed in.

  • Of 10 health claims, 4 run counter to or conflict with the published evidence, and 3 were not independently checked.
  • Primary persuasion tactic: Contest deadline pressure.
  • Stated credentials look inflated relative to the advice given.
  • Gives advice beyond what their license covers.
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Shannon McCarty enters the arena not with a supplement stack or a suspicious lab panel, but with the ancient influencer technology of “tag your friends.” A giveaway this clean leaves the grift economy tragically underfed: no proprietary powder, no root-cause upsell, just engagement bait and game-night prizes.

14/100

Moderate signals

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Score breakdown

35/100
Credentials
The public registry lists a chiropractor (DC), not an MD/DO physician. The "Dr." is real; the physician-grade authority it is being dressed up as is not, and that gap is what this score is weighing.
12/100
Manipulation
The only notable signal is a contest deadline—"Winners chosen Wednesday morning"—used to drive engagement, with no medical misinformation or authority-based tactic.
15/100
Sales funnel
There are no supplements, lab tests, store links, coaching offers, affiliate links, or other health-product sales signals.
40/100
Grift map
Giveaway call to action -> tagging and user-generated reach; no visible clinical, supplement, laboratory, or affiliate conversion step.
56/100
Evidence gap
The clip makes no substantive medical claim, so there is no medical evidence gap to evaluate.
8/100
Bro energy
This is a promotional giveaway seeking tags, not a doc-bro health pitch; the limited engagement bait does not establish a broader influencer-grift pattern.

Direct answer

Shannon McCarty is licensed in Minnesota as a chiropractor (DC), not as an MD or DO, and Minnesota's chiropractic scope statute (Minn. Stat. § 148.01, subd. 4) limits that license to musculoskeletal care, not the diagnosis or treatment of systemic disease. Even so, they advertise diagnosing or treating Depression, Anxiety, Trauma, Stress, and PTSD, conditions that belong with appropriately board-certified physicians. Those same pages route patients toward paid programs that Shannon McCarty profits from.

Key findings

  • Urgency / Scarcity: The post uses a deadline and winner-selection framing to prompt immediate tagging and participation, but it makes no medical claim.see section ↓
  • Claim "licensed treatment of Neonatal (colic, reflux, constipation, gas, irritability)": not supported by peer-reviewed evidence.see section ↓
  • Claim "licensed treatment of Webster technique": not supported by peer-reviewed evidence.see section ↓
  • NPI registry confirms Shannon McCarty as Chiropractor (DC) in Minnesota (NPI 1992292437).see section ↓
  • Shannon McCarty shows credential inflation relative to stated vs likely credentials.see section ↓
  • Dr Shannon McCarty is marketed with a doctor title, but reviewed credentials indicate Chiropractor (DC) rather than an MD/DO physician license.see section ↓
  • Against Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners scope rules (Minn. Stat. § 148.01, subd. 4), these advertised activities appear outside Shannon McCarty's license (including conditions they merely list as ones they treat): Depression, Anxiety, Trauma.see section ↓
  • 9 of 10 advertised activities fall outside permitted Chiropractor scope in MN.see section ↓

Claims & evidence

In their own published words, they present themselves as qualified to treat, or give advice on, 9 conditions or treatments. A chiropractic license covers the spine, joints and muscles, and the scope review placed each one outside it. Each box leads with state-board scope notation; literature cross-check follows when we matched a specific claim. Every card carries its receipts: the quoted wording, a live source link, and an archived copy.

Outside scopeListed service

Shannon McCarty is not licensed or approved by Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners to diagnose, treat, or cure Depression.

Depression

Supports
Depression has multiple licensed, evidence-based treatments, including antidepressant medication and psychotherapy recommended in clinical practice guidelines. [10][11] Internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy has evidence of efficacy for depression. [2] Augmentation strategies, ketamine or electroconvulsive therapy, and other interventions may benefit selected patients, particularly those with treatment-resistant depression. [1][3][5][8] Esketamine nasal spray is an approved treatment option for treatment-resistant depression, with studies reporting maintained response during longer-term treatment. [4][6][9][12]
Contradicts
The phrase "licensed treatment of Depression" is not a complete or specific clinical claim: it does not identify a particular treatment, jurisdiction, depression subtype, patient group, or outcome. [3][4][5][6][8][10] The listed studies support specific interventions, not an unspecified treatment. Psilocybin, deep-brain stimulation, and some forms of transcranial electrical stimulation remain investigational or have limited evidence and should not be assumed to be licensed treatments based on these papers. [1][7][11]
Mainstream view
Depression is a treatable medical disorder, but treatment should be selected after clinical assessment according to severity, diagnostic features, patient preferences, comorbidities, safety considerations, and prior response. [1][3][4][5][6][8] Established options include evidence-based psychotherapy and licensed antidepressant medications; electroconvulsive therapy and specialized treatments such as esketamine are reserved for appropriate indications. [2][11] A generic statement that there is a licensed treatment for depression is broadly true, but it is too vague to establish the safety, effectiveness, or licensing of any particular influencer-promoted intervention. [10]
In their own wordsWatch source

Depression

Rule: Minn. Stat. § 148.01, subd. 4

Outside scopeListed service

Shannon McCarty is not licensed or approved by Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners to diagnose, treat, or cure Anxiety.

Anxiety

Supports
Evidence-based licensed treatments exist for diagnosed anxiety disorders, including cognitive behavioral therapy and medications such as SSRIs and SNRIs; guidelines identify these as first-line options. [15][16] The cited index records do not provide relevant evidence for anxiety treatment. [13]
Contradicts
The claim is too fragmentary to establish which anxiety disorder, treatment, patient population, outcome, or jurisdiction is meant. [13][16] Licensing does not by itself demonstrate that a treatment is effective, appropriate for every anxiety presentation, or curative. [15] None of the supplied index records directly evaluates licensed treatment of anxiety.
Mainstream view
Anxiety disorders should be assessed clinically and treated according to the specific diagnosis and severity. [13][15][16] Cognitive behavioral therapy and, when appropriate, licensed pharmacotherapy such as SSRIs or SNRIs are mainstream evidence-based options; treatment selection and monitoring should involve a qualified clinician. The generic label does not constitute a specific, assessable medical claim.
In their own wordsWatch source

Anxiety

Rule: Minn. Stat. § 148.01, subd. 4

Outside scopeListed service

Shannon McCarty is not licensed or approved by Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners to diagnose, treat, or cure Trauma.

Trauma

Supports
Licensed, evidence-based treatments are available for birth-related post-traumatic stress disorder, particularly trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). [18][20] NICE guidance recommends offering either intervention to women with PTSD resulting from a traumatic birth. [19] Systematic-review evidence indicates that early clinician- or midwife-led psychological interventions can reduce traumatic-stress symptoms in the short term, although longer-term evidence and the best specific intervention remain less certain. [21] Reviews also report beneficial findings for EMDR and trauma-focused CBT in selected postpartum populations.
Contradicts
The claim is too vague to establish what treatment, provider, licensing jurisdiction, condition, or outcome is meant. A traumatic birth experience is not synonymous with diagnosed PTSD, and evidence supporting treatment of birth-related PTSD cannot be generalized to every form of psychological or physical birth trauma. [19][20] Evidence for routine prevention of childbirth-related PTSD remains insufficient, with reviews noting that no universally recommended routine peripartum prevention approach has been established. [21] Single-session psychological debriefing focused on reliving the trauma should not be routinely offered. [18] The supplied index papers are largely unrelated to birth trauma and provide no supporting evidence; the albumin review does not evaluate birth-trauma treatment. [17]
Mainstream view
The mainstream medical position is that birth-related PTSD should be assessed clinically and treated with established PTSD therapies delivered by appropriately trained and licensed professionals, especially trauma-focused CBT or EMDR. [18][21] Treatment should be individualized, and a traumatic birth without PTSD may still warrant supportive psychological care, but the label licensed treatment of Birth trauma is not a sufficiently specific medical claim to verify as stated. [17][19][20]
In their own wordsWatch source

Trauma

Rule: Minn. Stat. § 148.01, subd. 4

Outside scopeListed service

Shannon McCarty is not licensed or approved by Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners to diagnose, treat, or cure Stress.

Stress

Supports
Licensed, evidence-based treatments exist for specific stress-related conditions rather than for unspecified “stress. [22][25] ” WHO guidelines recommend trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy for adults with significant acute traumatic stress symptoms and recommend CBT, EMDR, or stress-management interventions for adults with PTSD. [23] For generalized anxiety disorder or panic disorder, WHO recommends considering relaxation or mindfulness training, although certainty of evidence is low. [24] Major clinical guidance also supports structured psychological therapies and, when clinically indicated, medications such as SSRIs for diagnosed anxiety disorders, delivered by trained professionals. None of the listed index papers directly evaluates treatment of stress.
Contradicts
The claim is too vague to establish what treatment is licensed, what diagnosis is intended, or what outcome is claimed. [22] “Stress” is not a single diagnosis with one licensed treatment; ordinary stress, acute traumatic stress, PTSD, and anxiety disorders require different assessment and management. [23][24] The listed index papers concern diabetes, bariatric surgery, COPD, gastric intestinal metaplasia, lung cancer, assisted reproduction, gut permeability, and hepatitis B, and provide no direct evidence for treating stress. WHO guidance cautions against routine benzodiazepines or antidepressants for acute traumatic stress symptoms and does not support universal structured psychological treatment for bereavement without a mental disorder. [25]
Mainstream view
The mainstream medical position is that stress should first be assessed in context, with education, supportive measures, lifestyle or relaxation strategies, and psychological interventions when symptoms are persistent, impairing, or associated with a defined condition. [22][24] Licensed treatments apply to diagnosed stress-related disorders, such as PTSD or anxiety disorders, not to an undefined condition simply labeled “stress. [25] ” Treatment should be individualized and provided by appropriately trained or licensed professionals; no specific treatment can be judged from the claim as written.
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Stress

Rule: Minn. Stat. § 148.01, subd. 4

Outside scopeListed service

Shannon McCarty is not licensed or approved by Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners to diagnose, treat, or cure PTSD.

PTSD

Supports
The claim is too fragmentary to identify a specific treatment, but licensed treatments for PTSD do exist. In the United States, sertraline and paroxetine are FDA-approved medications for PTSD. [26] Evidence-based trauma-focused psychotherapies, including prolonged exposure, cognitive processing therapy, and EMDR, are strongly recommended by the 2023 VA/DoD guideline. [27][28][29] None of the provided index results addresses PTSD treatment or supports this claim.
Contradicts
The wording does not specify what treatment is allegedly licensed, in which jurisdiction, or whether licensed means regulatory approval, professional licensure, or clinical endorsement. [27][29] The provided index papers concern diabetes, bariatric surgery, COPD, gastric intestinal metaplasia, lung cancer, assisted reproduction, exercise-related gut permeability, and hepatitis B, so they provide no relevant evidence. [26][28] Licensing or approval of some PTSD treatments does not establish that an unspecified treatment is licensed.
Mainstream view
The mainstream medical position is that PTSD has established evidence-based treatments, especially trauma-focused psychotherapy such as prolonged exposure, cognitive processing therapy, and EMDR, and certain medications such as sertraline and paroxetine in the United States. [26][27][28][29] The generic phrase licensed treatment of PTSD is not sufficiently specific to verify as a standalone claim.
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PTSD

Rule: Minn. Stat. § 148.01, subd. 4

Outside scopeListed service

Shannon McCarty is not licensed or approved by Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners to diagnose, treat, or cure Auto Accidents.

Auto Accidents

Supports
Licensed healthcare professionals commonly provide evidence-based evaluation and treatment for injuries after motor-vehicle collisions, including trauma assessment, appropriate imaging, analgesia, exercise, and rehabilitation. [32] Clinical guidelines support active exercise and early return to usual activity for uncomplicated whiplash-associated disorders. [33] Clinical practice guidance also recommends systematic assessment, education, exercise therapy, and functional rehabilitation after whiplash injury. [30] Major-trauma guidance supports structured emergency assessment for suspected serious injuries after traffic accidents.
Contradicts
The claim is too fragmentary to establish what treatment, provider, jurisdiction, injury, or outcome is being asserted. [30] The index papers are clinical-trial registrations unrelated to treatment of motor-vehicle injuries and provide no direct support for this claim. [32][33] There is no evidence that a generic offering described only as licensed treatment is effective for every auto-accident injury, and treatment must be individualized after assessment for fractures, neurologic injury, traumatic brain injury, and other emergencies.
Mainstream view
Motor-vehicle injuries should be assessed and treated by appropriately licensed clinicians within their legal scope of practice. Evidence-based care depends on the specific injury and may include emergency trauma evaluation, imaging when indicated, pain management, exercise or physical rehabilitation, and monitoring for complications. [30][32][33] A generic statement that licensed treatment of auto accidents is available is not a specific therapeutic claim and cannot be judged as demonstrating efficacy.
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Auto Accidents

Rule: Minnesota Chiropractic Practice Act (scope limited to musculoskeletal/spine care)

Outside scopeListed service

Shannon McCarty is not licensed or approved by Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners to diagnose, treat, or cure Webster technique.

Webster technique

Supports
The phrase may refer to licensed chiropractors being legally permitted to perform the Webster technique in jurisdictions where chiropractic licensure and scope-of-practice rules allow it, but licensure is a regulatory status rather than evidence that the technique is effective. [34][35][36][37] Chiropractic care or spinal manipulation may have limited, emergent evidence for pregnancy-related back or pelvic pain, but this does not specifically validate the Webster technique for breech presentation .
Contradicts
The supplied index results do not address the Webster technique or its licensing. [34][36][37] Evidence specific to Webster is weak: an early survey reported practitioner-reported breech resolution, but it lacked a control group and was vulnerable to selection and reporting bias . Reviews state that the technique has limited evidence and has not undergone adequate diagnostic reliability testing . [35] Published commentary reports no randomized clinical trials establishing its efficacy for breech repositioning and notes that apparent success must be compared with spontaneous fetal version . A systematic review found only limited, emergent evidence for spinal manipulation during pregnancy generally, not proof of Webster-specific effectiveness .
Mainstream view
The Webster technique is a chiropractic technique, and whether a practitioner may provide it depends on local professional licensing and scope-of-practice law. [34][35][36][37] Licensure does not establish clinical efficacy. Mainstream medical guidance does not regard Webster as a proven treatment for breech presentation; breech management should involve obstetric assessment and evidence-based options such as appropriate consideration of external cephalic version. Chiropractic treatment may be considered for selected pregnancy-related musculoskeletal pain when appropriately performed and contraindications are addressed, but Webster-specific claims remain inadequately supported.
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Webster technique

Rule: Minnesota Chiropractic Practice Act (scope limited to musculoskeletal/spine care)

Outside scopeListed service

Shannon McCarty is not licensed or approved by Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners to diagnose, treat, or cure Birth trauma.

Birth trauma

Supports
Licensed, evidence-based treatments are available for birth-related post-traumatic stress disorder, particularly trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). [18][20] NICE guidance recommends offering either intervention to women with PTSD resulting from a traumatic birth. [19] Systematic-review evidence indicates that early clinician- or midwife-led psychological interventions can reduce traumatic-stress symptoms in the short term, although longer-term evidence and the best specific intervention remain less certain. [21] Reviews also report beneficial findings for EMDR and trauma-focused CBT in selected postpartum populations.
Contradicts
The claim is too vague to establish what treatment, provider, licensing jurisdiction, condition, or outcome is meant. A traumatic birth experience is not synonymous with diagnosed PTSD, and evidence supporting treatment of birth-related PTSD cannot be generalized to every form of psychological or physical birth trauma. [19][20] Evidence for routine prevention of childbirth-related PTSD remains insufficient, with reviews noting that no universally recommended routine peripartum prevention approach has been established. [21] Single-session psychological debriefing focused on reliving the trauma should not be routinely offered. [18] The supplied index papers are largely unrelated to birth trauma and provide no supporting evidence; the albumin review does not evaluate birth-trauma treatment. [17]
Mainstream view
The mainstream medical position is that birth-related PTSD should be assessed clinically and treated with established PTSD therapies delivered by appropriately trained and licensed professionals, especially trauma-focused CBT or EMDR. [18][21] Treatment should be individualized, and a traumatic birth without PTSD may still warrant supportive psychological care, but the label licensed treatment of Birth trauma is not a sufficiently specific medical claim to verify as stated. [17][19][20]
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Birth trauma

Rule: Minn. Stat. § 148.01, subd. 4

Outside scopeListed service

Shannon McCarty is not licensed or approved by Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners to diagnose, treat, or cure Neonatal (colic, reflux, constipation, gas, irritability).

Neonatal (colic, reflux, constipation, gas, irritability)

Supports
Some low- to moderate-quality evidence suggests that gentle manual therapies may modestly reduce crying in infants with colic. A systematic review of reviews found reductions of about 33 to 76 minutes of crying per day, but rated the underlying evidence moderate to low quality. A later systematic review and meta-analysis reported a favorable effect for chiropractic therapy on crying time in infantile colic, while emphasizing low-quality, heterogeneous evidence. [39][40][41] One randomized trial reported improved crying behavior with chiropractic manual therapy, although effects were less clear when accounting for blinding. [38]
Contradicts
The claim presents licensed treatment as applying broadly to neonatal colic, reflux, constipation, gas, and irritability, but direct evidence does not establish efficacy across these conditions. An earlier systematic review concluded that rigorous trials did not convincingly demonstrate effectiveness of spinal manipulation for infantile colic. [40] A pediatric manual-therapy review judged evidence for infantile colic inconclusive and evidence for constipation insufficient; its constipation study involved older children with cerebral palsy rather than neonates. [38][39] Evidence for pediatric gastrointestinal chiropractic care was largely based on case reports and lacked robust trials, particularly for constipation. [41] Safety evidence in children is limited, with serious-event risk unknown and reported adverse events including a rib fracture in a 21-day-old infant. None of the supplied index papers directly evaluates neonatal reflux, gas, or irritability as specific treatment indications.
Mainstream view
Neonatal colic, reflux, constipation, gas, and irritability require medical assessment because symptoms can be benign but may also signal feeding problems, allergy, infection, obstruction, or other disease. Supportive care and condition-specific conventional management are standard; manual therapy is not established or routinely recommended as a licensed treatment for this cluster of neonatal conditions. [38][40][41] Gentle manual therapies may provide modest short-term relief for some infants with colic, but evidence is uncertain and does not justify broad claims of treating neonatal reflux, constipation, gas, or irritability. [39] The supplied index papers are unrelated clinical trial registrations and provide no supporting evidence for this claim.
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Neonatal (colic, reflux, constipation, gas, irritability)

Rule: Minn. Stat. § 148.01, subd. 1(1)-(2), subd. 1(6), subd. 4

Manipulation

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Urgency / Scarcity

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The post uses a deadline and winner-selection framing to prompt immediate tagging and participation, but it makes no medical claim. Likely motive: Increase engagement, reach, and user-generated promotion for the account.

Winners chosen Wednesday morning for Thursday night game!

Commerce & grift map

This clip shows an engagement giveaway rather than a health-product or lab funnel. There is no visible supplement, testing, coaching, referral, or affiliate money flow.

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Credentials & scope

Glossary: Chiropractor (“Dr.”)

Learn: Is a chiropractor a medical doctor?

Credentials and scope reflect the dossier-wide determination for this subject, drawn from the strongest verified material across every analyzed source.

Stated: none · Likely: Chiropractor

Verified against the federal provider registry: DC · Chiropractor · MN license 6414.

Shannon holds a legitimate Chiropractor license but inflates their authority by listing psychiatric (Anxiety, Depression, PTSD) and pediatric medical conditions (neonatal reflux, bed wetting) as treatable services, implying a scope of practice that extends far beyond the state board's definition of chiropractic care.

  • DC, Doctor of Chiropractic

    Licensed professional for musculoskeletal care.

    Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners limits scope to musculoskeletal/nervous system conditions via spinal adjustment; excludes systemic disease, mental health, and pediatric medical management.

    Confirmed against the federal provider registry

Permitted scope vs advertised

Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners · Confidence: high

Minnesota law authorizes chiropractors to provide chiropractic services involving evaluation and manual or mechanical adjustment, manipulation, mobilization, or related procedures directed to structural, biomechanical, and neurological function, plus qualifying therapeutic services and diagnosis or opinions pertaining to those authorized services. The statute expressly distinguishes chiropractic from the practice of medicine, so the listed mental-health and general medical diagnoses are not affirmatively authorized chiropractic services.

What this license permits

  • Spinal adjustment and manipulation
  • Musculoskeletal evaluation and treatment
  • Soft-tissue and rehabilitative care
  • Headache care within musculoskeletal scope

9 of 10 advertised activities fall outside permitted scope.

AdvertisedVerdict
Listed service Depression
Diagnosing depression is a medical or mental-health diagnosis rather than diagnosis pertaining to an authorized chiropractic service.
Outside scope
Listed service Anxiety
Diagnosing anxiety is a medical or mental-health diagnosis and is not diagnosis pertaining to an authorized chiropractic service.
Outside scope
Listed service Trauma
Advertising trauma as a diagnosis is too broad to identify an authorized chiropractic condition and ordinarily describes medical or mental-health assessment outside the affirmative chiropractic authorization.
Outside scope
Listed service Stress
Diagnosing stress as a condition is not diagnosis pertaining to an authorized chiropractic service and is generally a medical or mental-health assessment.
Outside scope
Listed service PTSD
Diagnosing post-traumatic stress disorder is a mental-health diagnosis outside the statute’s authorization to diagnose only conditions pertaining to chiropractic services.
Outside scope
Listed service Auto Accidents
Rule: Minnesota Chiropractic Practice Act (scope limited to musculoskeletal/spine care)
Not listed among permitted DC scope activities under the governing practice act.
Outside scope
Listed service Webster technique
Rule: Minnesota Chiropractic Practice Act (scope limited to musculoskeletal/spine care)
Not listed among permitted DC scope activities under the governing practice act.
Outside scope
Listed service Birth trauma
Diagnosing birth trauma is not affirmatively authorized as a chiropractic diagnosis and ordinarily concerns medical or developmental assessment beyond chiropractic services.
Outside scope
Listed service Neonatal (colic, reflux, constipation, gas, irritability)
Diagnosing or treating neonatal colic, reflux, constipation, gas, or irritability as medical conditions is not affirmatively authorized chiropractic care, which is limited to chiropractic services and qualifying complementary therapeutic services.
Outside scope

Sources: Minnesota Statutes, section 148.01 — Chiropractic (official), Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148 — Public Health Occupations, Licensing (official), Minnesota Rules, chapter 2500 — Board of Chiropractic Examiners (official), Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners — Statutes and Rules (official)

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  2. [2] Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression: A Systematic Review and Individual Patient Data Network Meta-analysis.PubMed / MEDLINE · JAMA Psychiatry · 2021 Apr 1
  3. [3] Ketamine vs Electroconvulsive Therapy for Treatment-Resistant Depression: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.PubMed / MEDLINE · JAMA Netw Open · 2024 Jun 3
  4. [4] Single-Dose Psilocybin Treatment for Major Depressive Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial.PubMed / MEDLINE · JAMA · 2023 Sep 5
  5. [5] Augmentation strategies for treatment resistant major depression: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.PubMed / MEDLINE · J Affect Disord · 2022 Apr 1
  6. [6] Long-term safety and maintenance of response with esketamine nasal spray in participants with treatment-resistant depression: interim results of the SUSTAIN-3 study.PubMed / MEDLINE · Neuropsychopharmacology · 2023 Jul
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