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Are self-reported depression scores from inpatient facilities used to measure the efficacy of different pharmaceuticals?
In the United States, patients with clinical depression are somtimes hospitalized for sucidal ideation or attempted suicide. It is common practice to prevent patients from discharging themselves from ...
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Do psychiatrists and researchers themselves don't have an idea how antidepressants work?
This question may be seen as an extension of my previous question, here. I was talking to a person online where s/he mentioned that psychiatrists themselves don't have an idea as to how SSRIs work. ...
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What do depressants treat? Are they used in bipolar to treat mania?
I don't understand the Wikipedia article on depressants.
This is what I have gathered:
Depression and anxiety disorders are treated by antidepressants.
Narcolepsy, ADHD, obesity, smoking addiction, ...
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Can one depressive episode be enough to prescribe antidepressants?
Suppose someone were to see a psychiatrist, explain their life problems and such and then their psychiatrist concludes they are currently in a depressive episode. Their psychiatrist doesn't yet know ...
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