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Selective Serotonin-Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)
Selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are the first-line treatment for major depression. They work by increasing levels of serotonin in the brain. Because they act specifically on serotonin, SSRIs have fewer side effects than older antidepressants, which have more widespread effects in the body.
SSRIs include fluoxetine (Prozac, generic), sertraline (Zoloft, generic), paroxetine (Paxil, generic), fluvoxamine (Luvox, generic),...
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Internet Psychotherapy? Does It Work?
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Roadblocks to Effective Psychotherapy Treatment
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Psychotherapy and Grief after Suicide
I read on this site that a Dutch study showed “that psychotherapy doesn’t work” with families in which there were suicides. To put it... Read more »
Psychotherapy
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Support Groups and Psychotherapy and the Affect on Breast Cancer
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From Our Sources
Web-based psychotherapy can work
Online therapy with doctors and patients connecting in real time can be effective, which may open the door for thousands of patients to get help,... Read more »
Psychotherapy boosts happiness more than money: study
A course of psychotherapy equal to $1,300 may improve psychological well-being more than a significant pay raise, English researchers say. An... Read more »
Psychotherapy Helps Ease Bowel Disease
A new psychological treatment intervention program developed at the University of Georgia has found that cognitive behavioral therapy can both... Read more »
Questions to ask your doctor
Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Questions can be adapted to refer to a parent asking for a child or an adult asking for him/herself. What type of ADHD does my child have? Could this... Read more »
Depression diagnosis, screening tests
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
A diagnosis of depression is based on symptoms meeting specific criteria. [See Introduction section of this report.] Many people who are depressed... Read more »
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