"A typical course of ECT entails six to 12 treatments, administered at a rate of three times per week, on either an inpatient or outpatient basis."

"Psychotherapy requires significant commitment whereas treatment of depressive disorders with medication requires less effort."

 

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"Although depression itself can lower libido and impair sexual performance, SSRIs and some other antidepressants can provoke sexual dysfunction."

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  • In the United States, researchers estimate that in any given one year period, depressive illnesses affect 12 percent of women (more than 12 million women) and nearly 7 percent of men (more than six million men).
  • Recent research shows that certain types of short-term psychotherapy, particularly cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), can help relieve depression in children and adolescents.
  • 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.
  • Over 70 percent of older suicide victims visit their primary care physician within the month of their death; many have a depressive illness that goes undetected during these visits.
  • Researchers estimate that at least six million men in the United States suffer from a depressive disorder every year.

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"The most important thing anyone can do for the depressed person is to help him or her get an appropriate diagnosis and treatment which may involve encouraging the individual to stay with treatment until symptoms begin to abate (several weeks), or to seek different treatment if no improvement occurs."

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"If a person has preexisting thyroid, kidney, or heart disorders or epilepsy, lithium may not be recommended."

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"The more sedating antidepressants are generally taken at bedtime to help sleep and minimize daytime drowsiness."

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""Talking" therapies help patients gain insight into and resolve their problems through verbal exchange with the therapist, sometimes combined with "homework" assignments between sessions."

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