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Depression - pathology & drug used.

 How to treat depression Depression is one of the most common psychiatric disorders. Currently about 5-6% of the population is depressed , and an estimate 10% of people may become depressed during their lives (lifetime prevalence). The symptoms of depression are often subtle and unrecognized both by patients and physicians. Patients with vague complaints that resist explanation as manifestations of somatic disorders and those who might be simplistically described as "neurotic" should be suspected of being Depressed. Depression is a heterogeneous disorder that has been characterized and classified in various ways. According to the American Psychiatric Associations fourth edition (1994) of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of mental disorders, several diagnosis of affected disorder are possible. Major depression and dysthymia (minor) are pure depressive syndrome, whereas bipolar disorder and cyclothymic disorder signify depression in association with mania. A