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Depression
Psychiatry · Mental Health
Moderate
Severity
Very common — affects over 280 million people worldwide
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Psychiatry
Specialist
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💊Treatment Options
- 1Treatment typically combines psychotherapy
- 2such as cognitive behavioral therapy
- 3with antidepressant medications that help regulate brain chemistry
- 4particularly for moderate to severe cases. Lifestyle measures including regular exercise
- 5adequate sleep
- 6and social support play a supportive role
- 7and severe treatment-resistant cases may benefit from newer interventions like electroconvulsive therapy.
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