Posted by Glenn Fagelson on July 31, 2001, at 0:12:59
In reply to Re:cures, Glenn, posted by mila on July 30, 2001, at 20:57:19
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> > I am curious; what cures for major
> > depression have you heard about?
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> >
> > Glenn
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> Hi Glenn,
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> 85% of patients with major depression fully recover without relapse (4 years observation) if treated by medication or ECT or Surgery PLUS IPT (intepersonal therapy)and CBT (cognitive-behavioral therapy). Medication of course should be tailored to a person individually.
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> 56 % of bipolar patients fully recover without relapses after medication PLUS family therapy treatment.
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> so, your psychologist is way off in their assessment of the possibility of full recovery.
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> the overwhelming majority of those who do not recover fully live normal lives supported with medication.
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> Since mood disorders have biological, social, and cognitive dimension therapy is very important in order to learn to avoid biological triggers and deal with stress in life.
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> If your quesition was about medication only, the variety of choices is very large and I do not know what will work specifically for you. your doctor I am sure has a better idea. I recovered on SSRIs, my neighbour on MAOIs.
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> best wishes
> milaThank you for the info, Mila.
poster:Glenn Fagelson
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