Therapeutic Lifestyle Change (TLC)

“We were never designed for the sedentary, indoor, sleep-deprived, socially-isolated, fast-food-laden, frenetic pace of modern life.”

- TLC Principal Investigator Stephen Ilardi, PhD

• Across the industrialized modern world, clinical depression has reached epidemic proportions, despite a staggering increase in the use of antidepressant medication.
• In fact, depression is now the single leading cause of work-related disability for adults under 50.
• However, there is strong evidence that depression can be both prevented and treated through a set of straightforward changes in lifestyle.
• Our research has demonstrated that TLC is an effective treatment for depression, with over 70% of patients experiencing a favorable response, as measured by symptom reduction of at least 50%.