"Psychotherapy can be a very effective alternative to the use of medications."
Depression Symptoms
Facts
An NIMH funded clinical trial of 439 adolescents with major depression found that a combination of medication and psychotherapy is the most effective treatment.
The risk of developing bipolar disorder remains approximately equal for males and females throughout adolescence and adulthood.
A study supported by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) found that CBT led to remission in nearly 65 percent of cases, a higher rate than either supportive therapy or family therapy.
Substantial evidence from neuroscience, genetics, and clinical investigation shows that depressive illnesses are disorders of the brain.
A study supported by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) found that CBT led to remission in nearly 65 percent of cases, a higher rate than either supportive therapy or family therapy.
I woke up twice in the middle of the night; at 2 and at 4. My chest felt constricted, as if there was a towel inside me being twisted and twisted tight. My heart is fine. It seems I had an anxiety attack. But it was rather frightening.
Depression Symptoms
Article Excerpts
Anxiety Childhood Disorder Treatment
"If you think you may be depressed or know someone who is, don't lose hope."
Stress And Anxiety
"Although changing from one SSRI to another has generally not been shown to be beneficial, one study showed that citalopram (Celexa) did not seem to cause sexual impairment in patients who had experienced such events with another SSRI."
Anxiety Disorder Group Support
"Modern brain imaging technologies reveal that, in depression, neural circuits responsible for the regulation of moods, thinking, sleep, appetite, and behavior fail to function properly, and critical neurotransmitterschemicals that brain cells use to communicate are out of balance."
Dog Separation Anxiety
"There are a variety of antidepressant medications and psychotherapies that can be used to treat depressive disorders."