"Some drugs, although safe when taken alone can, if taken with others, cause severe and dangerous side effects."

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

 

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"Some people with milder forms of depression may do well with psychotherapy alone and people with moderate to severe depression most often benefit from antidepressants, but most do best with combined treatment: medication to gain relatively quick symptom relief and psychotherapy to learn more effective ways to deal with life's problems, including depression."

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  • 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 depression is occurring earlier in life today than in past decades.
  • Researchers estimate that at least six million men in the United States suffer from a depressive disorder every year.
  • The risk of developing bipolar disorder remains approximately equal for males and females throughout adolescence and adulthood.
  • More than half of people with bipolar disorder type I (with severe mania) have a co occurring substance use disorder.

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"As with other serious illnesses, such as HIV, heart disease, or stroke, cancer can be accompanied by depression, which can affect mind, mood, body and behavior."

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"Combined use of medications and psychotherapy at the onset of treatment can confound evaluation of treatment effectiveness and the observed source of change."

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"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."

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""Behavioral" therapists help patients learn how to obtain more satisfaction and rewards through their own actions and how to unlearn the behavioral patterns that contribute to or result from their depression."

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