Depression in adults: drug and physical treatments.

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INTRODUCTION: Depression may affect up to 10% of the population, with half of affected people having recurrence of their symptoms. In mild to moderate depression, there is no reliable evidence that any one treatment is superior in improving symptoms of depression, but the strength of evidence supporting different treatments varies. In severe depression, only prescription antidepressants and electroconvulsive therapy are known to improve symptoms. METHODS AND OBJECTIVES: We conducted a systema...

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Authors: Barbui, C; Butler, R; Cipriani, A; Geddes, J; Hatcher, S

• Journal: Clinical evidence
• Volume: 2007
• Publication date: 2007-01-01
• EISSN: 1752-8526
• Language: English