health minute, linda ciampa shows us emerging treatments that may offer even more promise. " " jerrie spencer has dealt with depression most of her life but, she says a few years ago, it became almost debilitating. jerri didn't want to use medication, so she enrolled in a clinical trial at mass general hospital in boston that's testing a new and promising non-drug treatment called 'near infrared light' (dr. paolo cassano, psychiatrist, massachusetts general hospital) "the near infra-red light thru the forehead gets to the powerhouse of the the cell which are the mitochondria and leads to more energy in the brain area that are close to the source of light." dr. cassano says the light also decreases inflammation in the brain and increases connections between neurons- all of which seems to help a person feel better. it's still experimental, but jerrie believes the treatment works. (jerrie spencer/patient) "now, i'm functioning, i'm working, i'm busy" another novel approach to treating depression at mass general.the use of small doses of the anesthetic drug- ketamine. depression is one of the mos

. >> jerry spencer has dealt with depression most of her life. she says a few years ago, it became almost debilitating. she enrolled in massachusetts jen hospital in boston, that's testing a new and promising blood treatment called near infrared light. >> near infrared light through the forehand gets to the powerhouse of the cell, which are the mitochondria. in the area that's the source of light. >> the light also decreases inflammation in the brain and increases connections between neweron newerons. jerry believes the treatment works. >> i'm functioning. i'm working. >> another novel approach to treating depression, the use of small doses of the anesthetic drugs katamen. depression is the most common mental disorders in the u.s. and it causes by the chemical imbalance in the brain. >> a lot of people don't realize it's a treatable condition and feel better in some cases as little as few weeks. >> depression is the most common depression in the u.s. it's likely caused by chemical imbalances in the brain. >> and had a good winter and hopefully depression is down. pope frances gets a speci

. >> reporter: jerry spencer dealt with depression most of her life. a few years ago it became dibilltating. medication she enroll indeed a clinical trial in boston that is testing a new and promising nondrug treatmentful near infrared light. >> the infrared light through the forehead gets to the powerhouse of the cell. which are the might kondcondria and leads to more energy in the brain area close to the source of light. >> the doctor says the light decreases inflammation in the brain and increases connections between neurooffense. all which helps a depressed person feel better t. is an experiment but jerry believes the treatment works. >> now i'm functioning. i'm working. >> reporter: another approach the use of small dose of a drug. depression is the most common mental disorders in the u.s. and likely caused by chemical >> a lot of people don't realize it is a treatable condition and they can feel better and sometimes in a few weeks. >> reporter: in boston, cnn. >> whitney: a look at the most viewed news stories on wset.com. icy roads mean more sch

--reporter pkg-as follows-- jerrie spencer has dealt with depression most of her life but, she says a few years ago, it became almost debilitating. jerri didn't want to use medication, so she enrolled in a clinical trial at mass general hospital in boston that's testing a new and promising non-drug treatment called 'near infrared light' "the near infra-red light thru the forehead gets to the powerhouse of the the cell which are the mitochondria and leads to more energy in the brain area that are close to the source of light." dr. cassano says the light also decreases inflammation in the brain and increases neurons- all of which seems to help a person feel better. it's still experimental, but jerrie believes the treatment works. "now, i'm functioning, i'm working, i'm busy" another novel approach to treating depression at mass general.the use of small doses of the anesthetic drug- ketamine. depression is one of the most common mental disorders in the u.s. and it's likely caused in part by chemical imbalances in the brain. "they don't realize this is a treatable condition, they don't re