Depression too often gets deemed 'hard to treat' when medication
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An overreliance on medication as the first-line treatment for depression can lead some people to be labeled with treatment-resistant depression when there are other viable alternatives for relief.
Depression too often gets deemed 'hard to treat' when medication falls short. An overreliance on it can cause harm
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Depression too often gets deemed 'hard to treat' when medication falls short
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The Relationship Between Depression and ADHD
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Depression too often gets deemed 'hard to treat' when medication falls short
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Depression too often gets deemed 'hard to treat' when medication falls short
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Depression too often gets deemed 'hard to treat' when medication falls short
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Maintenance ketamine treatment for depression: a systematic review of efficacy, safety, and tolerability - The Lancet Psychiatry
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Treatment Resistant Depression: Signs, Symptoms, & Treatment Options
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Depression vs ADHD
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What Is Depression? Causes, Symptoms, Treatments, and Getting Help
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University of Michigan on X: Elissa Patterson, clinical assistant professor at @UMichMedicine Psychiatry, and Jay Kayser, a PhD student at @UMSocialWork and @UM_Psychology, write about viable alternatives for treating patients suffering from