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Depression is a treatable illness, with many therapeutic options available. Increasingly, professionals are viewing major depression as a chronic illness (the condition nearly always returns when treatment is stopped). Therefore, medical intervention and help must be ongoing.
Patients with chronic depression have a number of options, including psychotherapy, antidepressants, or both. In general, the treatment choice depends on the degree and type of depression and other accompanying cond...
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