Clinical depression occurs in:
published: Wednesday | March 12, 2003
- Up to 40 per cent of patients seen by physicians
- 24 to 46 per cent of hospital inpatients with medical illness
- six to 17 per cent of the general population but often depression goes undetected.
Treatment of depressed patients Depression is treated with a combination of
antidepressants medication and/or psychotherapy.
Commonly-used anti-depressants are:
- Tricyclics
- Heterocyclics
- M.A.O. Inhibitors
- S.S.R.I. (Selective Serotonin Inhibitors) - Paxil, Zoloft, Prozac.
- Dr. Earl Wright, psychiatrist.
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