"Combined use of medications and psychotherapy at the onset of treatment can confound evaluation of treatment effectiveness and the observed source of change."
Depression Symptoms
Facts
In one NIMH supported study, more than 40 percent of people with PTSD also had depression when evaluated at one month and four months following the traumatic event.
The risk of developing bipolar disorder remains approximately equal for males and females throughout adolescence and adulthood.
Before puberty, boys and girls are equally likely to develop depressive disorders, but after age 14, females are twice as likely as males to have major depression or dysthymia.
Genetics research indicates that risk for depression results from the influence of multiple genes acting together with environmental or other nongenetic factors.
Research has revealed that people with alcoholism are almost twice as likely as those without alcoholism to also suffer from major depression.
I made it about eight feet from my door before I ran out of pics. Gotta get a memory stick or I'll lose all my contacts. WOW look at all those pixels.
Depression Symptoms
Article Excerpts
Anxiety Disorder Generalized Symptom
"Depression is especially prevalent among people with PTSD, a debilitating condition that can develop after exposure to a terrifying event or ordeal in which grave physical harm occurred or was threatened."
Social Anxiety Disorder Medicine
"Combined use of medications and psychotherapy at the onset of treatment can confound evaluation of treatment effectiveness and the observed source of change."
Mcmaster Anxiety Disorders Clinic
"Medication is usually the second choice after a comprehensive and competent trial of psychotherapy."
Anticonvulsants Anxiety Disorder
"In men, common problems include reduced sexual drive, erectile dysfunction, and delayed ejaculation."