peer reviewed and credible. The articles are: Antidepressants Are an Effective Treatment for Depression by Betty Smartt Carter‚ Exercise Can Be Psychologically Harmful by Rebecca Prussian‚ & The Results of Electroconvulsive Therapy Are Unpredictable by Benedict Carey. All three have viewpoints on some of the different types of treatments for depression: antidepressants‚ exercise‚ plus electroconvulsive therapy. The first article is for antidepressants‚ saying that they are an effective treatment for
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1. Phenelzine (Nardil) - antidepressant‚ monoamine oxidase inhibitor. -Indicated for use: depression in patients who have failed other modes of therapy (tricyclic antidepressants‚ SSRIs‚ SSNRIs‚ or EC therapy). -also used in: panic disorder‚ social anxiety disorder -Action: inhibits the enzyme monoamine oxidase‚ resulting in accumulation of various neurotransmitters (dopamine‚ epinephrine‚ norepinephrine‚ and serotonin) in the body. -Therapeutic effects: improvement in mood for depressed patients
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world’s prescription drugs. Patients all over the United States are taking medications on the wide growing list of the DEA scheduled medications. Among that list are benzodiazepines and a long list of other antidepressants and minor tranquilizers. Any psychiatrist will say that antidepressants are often an effective way to treat anxiety and depression in children and teens. However‚ parents who have read side effects and horror stories may be a little more hesitant to have their child ingest such
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suffering from depression (“Media Centre”). For some‚ depression takes over their lives and they end up taking their own before their life gets better or they get treatment. However‚ there are ways to help someone with depression. Taking and antidepressant or going to therapy are two options they could help someone suffering from this mental illness. At one point or another everyone has been bullied‚ struggled with school work‚ felt like they did not belong‚ or has been put under pressure.
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What are antidepressants? Antidepressants are generally all the name says‚ drugs used to treat depression.The antidepressants are drugs that minimizes the symptoms that are related to depression. It’s a perfect balance of chemicals that are often called trigger drugs. The medicine treats the symptoms by using chemical imbalances of the neurotransmitters located in the brain to send correcting signals. To completely understand how antidepressants work you must understand the reason of why they
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Antidepressants are overprescribed Mitrea (2007) defines antidepressants as an agent or a drug that is most commonly used to prevent or treat depression. However‚ in today’s society it could be said that antidepressants are being over prescribed and are being used to treat a vast range of other conditions‚ as well as clinical depression. When the first antidepressant was developed‚ manufacturers were reluctant to put it on the market due to the extremely low number of people suffering from depression
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Hello Dr. Brown‚ Thank you for your reply. I do believe that it is a challenge for physicians to decide which antidepressant would produce optimal outcome for their patients. Some patients may only need one specific drug‚ while others may need a combination of antidepressants to manage the disease. Hence‚ the results from clinical studies/research are of importance to provide medical practitioners information that are relevant to their practice. Now I will try to answer your question‚ “Given the
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Antidepressants: Harm or Help When deciding how to go about treating depression there are many options that must be considered. Many people feel that antidepressants are risky and have unknown factors but if used correctly and with the right combination of treatments‚ reaching remission is possible. The idea of antidepressants being a safe haven is false in the sense that medications can not fix everything. People have to work on themselves whether it be seeing a psychiatrist or finding a daily habit
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Very little research has been done into the effectiveness of prescribing teens antidepressants. There are many things that can cause teens to have depression‚ certain triggers in life such as social rejection ‚ family turmoil‚ and failing exams. Depression whether in children‚ teens‚ or adolescents is a dysregulation of the brain function
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With millions of Americans on antidepressants it is important to be aware of side effects. Knowing how to counter these side effects will help in easing your depression. If you experience anything unusual call your doctor right away. Make sure to discuss with your physician each side effect you are experiencing and how often they occur. Most side effects will be short lived and infrequent. However‚ only your doctor knows if you need a medication change or different treatment. Here are some tips on
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