What is Depression?
Depression is one of the most common medical conditions in the United States, affecting approximately 18.8 million adults every year.
» What is Depression?
» Symptoms
» Treatment
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Depression In Children & Adolescents
Once thought to be a disease that only affects adults, research in the last 20 years has proven that children and adolescents can also suffer from depression and other mood disorders.
» Symptoms in Children and Adolescents
» Adolescents and Antidepressants
» What Your Family Should Know
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Depression Is Not a Normal Part of Aging
Untreated depression in the elderly is more likely to lead to suicide than in any other group.
» Depression in the Elderly
» Mental Health Screening
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Effective Treatment Options Are Available
There are many effective medications and therapies for depression. Most patients do best with a combination of medication and therapy focused on effective ways of dealing with life's problems.
» Treatment Options
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Ongoing Research Brings Major Advances
The past decade has brought major advances and exciting new developments in the areas of genetics, brain imaging, neuroendocrinology, medications, psychotherapy, and therapeutic brain stimulation.
» Depression Research at Butler Hospital
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Family Therapy Led To Understanding
Patient Story: Caitlin
Sometimes it got so bad she would go outside and cry, just sitting there in the freezing rain, sometimes for an hour. He would go to her, and she would tell him to go away. But she didn’t mean it.
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Struggling With Depression, Alcohol
Patient Story: Kathy
It was not the physical injuries that “sowed the seeds” of her depression and eventual alcoholism, but the psychological scars caused by many years of isolation in and out of hospitals.
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Couple Found A Roadmap To Healing
Patient Story: Molly & Stefan
It came, with a vengeance, as the honeymoon wound down. Molly had struggled with bipolar disorder since her early teens. Now, as she left her parents’ house for the first time to build a new life with her husband, a fierce depression settled in.
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