
Treatment Interrupts Depression Early
Depression treatment for young people in Nova Scotia
If you're between 12 and 25 years old and are experiencing depression for the first time, you may be eligible to receive free treatment.
What is TIDE?
TIDE is a research study that provides evidence-based treatment for young people experiencing their first episode of depression while helping researchers identify which treatments work best for different individuals.
You may be eligible if...
1. Are 12-25 years old
2. Live in Nova Scotia
3. Think you may be experiencing your first episode of depression
4. Have not previously received any depression treatment
Better Care Today.
Better Treatment Tomorrow.
Every young person who participates helps us improve depression care...not only for themselves, but for future generations.
Depression can affect people of all ages, but is most commonly experienced for the first time as a young person is approaching adulthood. The way depression feels, the impact it has, and how it progresses over time varies from person to person. Many treatment options exist to manage depression,
but no single treatment works for everyone.
Often, several treatments need to be tried before finding the one that works.
Why is TIDE different?
Finding the right treatment for depression can sometimes involve trial and error.....
TIDE aims to change that.
By studying how young people respond to evidence-based treatments, we're working to identify the factors that predict which treatments are most likely to work for each individual. Our goal is to help clinicians make more informed treatment decisions so young people
can receive the care they're most likely to benefit from sooner.
At the same time, every participant receives high-quality, evidence-based treatment under the supervision of a Nova Scotia Health psychiatrist and a
team specializing in youth depression.

