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Health Encyclopedia: Depression Suicide And Complications
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Depression is often chronic, with episodes of recurrence and improvement. Approximately one-third of patients with a single episode of major depression will have another episode within 1 year after discontinuing treatment, and more than 50% will have a recurrence at some point in their lives. Depression is more likely to recur if the first episode was severe or prolonged, or if there have been recurrences. To date, even newer antidepressants have failed to achieve perm...
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...minimize the risk of illness and enrich life: Exercise regularly Avoid smoking and drug abuse Drink no more than a moderate amount alcohol, if any (don't drink any... Read more »Schizophrenia: Complications
...motive for suicide in these patients. Suicide risk is also associated with prior suicide attempts, drug abuse, agitation, poor treatment compliance, fear of mental deterioration, and personal... Read more »Stroke Risk Factors: Heart Disease and Stroke
...blood clots.Sickle-cell anemia. People with sickle-cell anemia are at risk for stroke at a young age.Drug abuse, particularly with cocaine and, increasingly, methamphetamine, is a major factor in... Read more »Bipolar Disorder Prognosis
...medical care than people without mental disorders. Substance abuse, including smoking, alcoholism, and drug abuse, also contributes to many of these problems as well as reduced access to care.... Read more »Obesity Risks & Risk Factors
...The prevalence of obesity in America has risen dramatically over the past few years and continues to increase.According to a 2002 analysis of government data, 30.5% of American adults are obese... Read more »Images
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