"Interpersonal therapists help patients work through disturbed personal relationships that may be contributing to or worsening their depression."
Depression Symptoms
Facts
An NIMH sponsored study of 9 to 17 year olds estimates that the prevalence of any depressive disorder is more than 6 percent in a six month period, with almost 5 percent having major depression.
Substantial evidence from neuroscience, genetics, and clinical investigation shows that depressive illnesses are disorders of the brain.
Researchers estimate that at least six million men in the United States suffer from a depressive disorder every year.
Twenty to 40 percent of adolescents with major depression go on to reveal bipolar disorder within five years after the onset of 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.
"Some individuals may require maintenance ECT (M ECT), which is delivered on an outpatient basis at a rate usually of one treatment weekly, tapered off to bi weekly to monthly for up to one year."
Health Insurance Small Business
"Medications of any kind prescribed, over the counter, or borrowed should never be mixed without consulting a doctor."
Priority Health
"Minor depression is a common disorder that may impair a person's functioning and quality of life and is a serious risk factor for major depression."
Colorado Health Insurance
"Researchers estimate that at least six million men in the United States suffer from a depressive disorder every year."