"Some anticonvulsants that are being used now include lamotrigine (Lamictal) and gabapentin (Neurontin): their role in the treatment hierarchy of bipolar disorder remains under study."

"NIMH-sponsored studies estimate that 6 percent of 9- to 17-year-olds in the United States and almost 10 percent of American adults, or about 19 million people age 18 and older, experience some form of depression every year."

 

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  • Research has revealed that people with alcoholism are almost twice as likely as those without alcoholism to also suffer from major depression.
  • More than four times as many men as women die by suicide in the United States, even though women make more suicide attempts during their lives.
  • More than half of people with bipolar disorder type I (with severe mania) have a co occurring substance use disorder.
  • Research has revealed that depression is occurring earlier in life today than in past decades.
  • An NIMH funded clinical trial of 439 adolescents with major depression found that a combination of medication and psychotherapy is the most effective treatment.

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