Patient's Genes May Guide Antidepressant Use
MedicineNet.com - Some 30 percent to 40 percent of patients fail their first drug treatment for major depression. Experts say that, right now, it's not possible to predict with any degree of accuracy which drug will work best for each patient. Clinicians are pinning
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Depression Hits U.S. Blacks Harder Than Whites
Washington Post - About 57 percent of white Americans with major depression received treatment. "In addition, relative to whites, both black groups were more likely to rate their major depressive disorder as severe or very severe and more disabling," the researchers
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Study shows many mental health needs go unmet
Xinhua News Agency - They found the greatest need was treatment of alcohol dependence, nearly 14 percent, and major depression, nearly 11 percent. "There are a lot of people who need psychiatric care who aren't getting any," says Dr. Erick Messias, psychiatrist at
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