Archive for November, 2006
Depression proves treatable if different drugs are tried
The final stage of a landmark federal study on treating depression suggests that two-thirds of sufferers eventually can be helped if they are patient enough to keep trying medications until they find one that works. Thirteen percent of the 123 study participants who did not get better on the first three drugs they tried […]
Posted: November 4th, 2006 under Depression treatment.
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Menopause And Depression
Many women experience bouts of depression as they approach menopause. As a matter of fact, midlife can be considered a period of increased risk for depression in women, the majority taking place in the years during the transition through the menopausal years. This period of time is associated with gradual declines in estrogen levels, […]
Posted: November 2nd, 2006 under Depression treatment, Women and depression.
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