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"A decision to change therapists or to start a medication may be necessary at this point."

"Researchers estimate that at least six million men in the United States suffer from a depressive disorder every year."

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Suicide Findings Question Link to Antidepressants
Two studies suggest that treatment of depression, either with psychotherapy or drugs, reduces the risk of suicide attempts in all age groups, especially during the first months of treatment.
Study of Ex-N.F.L. Players Ties Concussion to Depression Risk
Study finds strong correlation between rate of diagnosed clinical depression among retired National Football League players and number of concussions they sustained; study corroborates other findings regarding brain trauma and later-life depression in other subsets of general population; NFL has long asserted that concussions in football have no longterm effects; in January, neuropathologist claimed that repeated concussions contributed to Nov suicide of former Philadelphia Eagles player Andre Waters; three weeks later, former New England Patriots linebacker Ted Johnson revealed his significant depression and cognitive decline has been linked by neurologists to on-field concussions; he claims his most damaging concussion was sustained after his coach Bill Belichick coerced him into practicing against advice of team doctors; NFL, which has consistently defended its teams' treatment of concussions, has recently announced severel related initiatives; study is published in journal of American College of Sports Medicine; photos (M)...
F.D.A. Expands Suicide Warning on Drugs
The F.D.A. ordered drug makers to add warnings to antidepressants saying that they increase the risk of suicidal thinking or behavior in some young adults.
Experts Question Study On Youth Suicide Rates
Experts are questioning a study’s linking a 2004 increase in the suicide rate for children and adolescents to a warning by drug regulators about the use of antidepressants in minors.
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"In focus groups conducted by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to assess depression awareness, men described their own symptoms of depression without realizing that they were depressed."

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Medications alone appear to be helpful in approximately 50% of the cases.
Depression has been found to occur at a higher rate among people who have other serious illnesses such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, HIV, diabetes, and Parkinsons.
Approximately 80 percent of older adults with depression improve when they receive treatment with antidepressant medication, psychotherapy, or a combination of both.
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.
More than half of people with bipolar disorder type I (with severe mania) have a co occurring substance use disorder.

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CASES; Missing a Diagnosis That Hit Too Close to Home
Treating V.I.P. or celebrity patients sometimes short-circuits a physician’s normal diagnostic thinking.
Suicide Findings Question Link to Antidepressants
Two studies suggest that treatment of depression, either with psychotherapy or drugs, reduces the risk of suicide attempts in all age groups, especially during the first months of treatment.
BEHAVIOR; To Reap Psychotherapy's Benefits, Get a Good Fit

If the outcome may be months or years away, how can a person tell whether his psychotherapy is any good?
Study of Ex-N.F.L. Players Ties Concussion to Depression Risk
Study finds strong correlation between rate of diagnosed clinical depression among retired National Football League players and number of concussions they sustained; study corroborates other findings regarding brain trauma and later-life depression in other subsets of general population; NFL has long asserted that concussions in football have no longterm effects; in January, neuropathologist claimed that repeated concussions contributed to Nov suicide of former Philadelphia Eagles player Andre Waters; three weeks later, former New England Patriots linebacker Ted Johnson revealed his significant depression and cognitive decline has been linked by neurologists to on-field concussions; he claims his most damaging concussion was sustained after his coach Bill Belichick coerced him into practicing against advice of team doctors; NFL, which has consistently defended its teams' treatment of concussions, has recently announced severel related initiatives; study is published in journal of American College of Sports Medicine; photos (M)...

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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."

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"Interpersonal therapists focus on the patient's disturbed personal relationships that both cause and exacerbate (or increase) the depression."

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"Mania, left untreated, may worsen to a psychotic state."

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"Traumatic events that can trigger PTSD include violent personal assaults such as rape or mugging, natural disasters, accidents, terrorism, and military combat."

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