Treatment of Depression
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18.8 million American adults have a depressive disorder. Now whether these people
actually have depression, is another story. Depression is a mood disorder, which involves a
chemical imbalance in the brain, that has a range of symptoms including loss of pleasure,
feelings of worthlessness, suicidal thoughts, and many physical states that affect eating, sleeping,
social life and many other activities. Although there is not a lot known about depression, I will
use what we do know about it in this paper. Depression is being treated with various methods
that range with medication, to Electroconvulsive therapy. First off I will describe the biological
structure of a depressed person's mind. Next I will list some facts about depression. Then I will
write about man made medicine. The next paragraph discusses herbal treatment...