"Several trials of psychotherapy or medications may be necessary to successfully treat depressive disorders."
Depression Symptoms
Facts
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.
In 2002, suicide was the third leading cause of death among young males, age 15 to 24.
In one NIMH supported study, more than 40 percent of people with PTSD also had depression when evaluated at one month and four months following the traumatic event.
More than half of people with bipolar disorder type I (with severe mania) have a co occurring substance use disorder.
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).
"For individuals with bipolar disorder or chronic major depression, medication may have to be maintained indefinitely."
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"Treatment for Minor DepressionIn a new approach to research on minor depression, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has launched a four-year study to determine the safety and effectiveness of St John's wort, a common herbal supplement, and citalopram, a standard antidepressant, compared to placebo."
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"A good diagnostic evaluation will include a complete history of symptoms, when they started, how long they have lasted, how severe they are, whether the patient had them before and, if so, whether the symptoms were treated and what treatment was given."
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"Depending on the patient's diagnosis and severity of symptoms, the therapist may prescribe medication and/or one of the several forms of psychotherapy that have proven effective for depression."