Depression: Are Antidepressants The Best
Choice? (Part One)
by Hector
Milla
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Statistical evidence shows that depression affects more than 2.9
million people in the United Kingdom (UK). Figures also show that seven
out of ten suicides are by people affected by depression, i.e., a total of
7,000 lives lost every year in the UK and Ireland.
According to specialists, while the focus is on the best ways to treat
this illness, the concern is that at present as many as three in four
cases of depression are neither recognized nor treated.
Antidepressants are medicines used to help people to release their
lives from depression. Most people can achieve significant recovery from
depression through these medications. But it is not enough, because a
complete treatment encompasses other things too, such as psicotherapy.
Although antidepressant drugs are neither a panacea nor happy pills,
they are an important part of the problem solution, for instance, in
severe cases. They are drugs that can be prescribed only by doctors. They
have risks as well as benefits, and that is the reason why they should be
taken under a physician’s supervision. Taking medications for depression
shall no be understood as a sign of personal weakness
There are various factors in antidepressant administer, such as the
level of the person's depression, age, history of illness and personal
preferences. Most people do best with a combination of medications for
depression and therapy.
There is strong evidence that antidepressants are more effective than
any other treatment in adults with severe depression. But wether
depression is mild or moderate, psychotherapy alone may be the best
treatment.
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