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"Antianxiety drugs or sedatives are not antidepressants but they are sometimes prescribed along with antidepressants; however, they are not effective when taken alone for a depressive disorder."
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Although available therapies alleviate symptoms in over 80 percent of those treated, less than half of people with depression get the help they need.
Recent research shows that certain types of short-term psychotherapy, particularly cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), can help relieve depression in children and adolescents.
An NIMH funded clinical trial of 439 adolescents with major depression found that a combination of medication and psychotherapy is the most effective treatment.
Approximately 80 percent of older adults with depression improve when they receive treatment with antidepressant medication, psychotherapy, or a combination of both.
Genetics research indicates that risk for depression results from the influence of multiple genes acting together with environmental or other nongenetic factors.
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"The Food and Drug Administration issued a Public Health Advisory on February 10, 2000 that stated that St John's wort appears to affect an important metabolic pathway that is used by many drugs prescribed to treat conditions such as AIDS, heart disease, depression, seizures, certain cancers, and rejection of transplants and therefore, health care providers should alert their patients about these potential drug interactions."
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"Cognitive behavioral therapists help patients change the negative thinking and behavior patterns that contribute to, or result from, depression."
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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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"CBT is based on the premise that people with depression have cognitive distortions in their views of themselves, the world, and the future."