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Winding Back the Clock: What If the STAR*D Investigators Had Told the Truth?

Mad in America

However, the creation of a “Prozac Nation” might not have been successful without the help of the NIMH, which launched an “educational campaign” at that time designed to change the public’s understanding of depression. Without that campaign, the “disease model” of depression may never have taken hold in the public mind.

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It's Okay to Need Medication for Mental Health Treatment

Zencare

These methods included use of opium, prayer and even self-harm, when mental illness was seen as an expression of sin, or demonic possession. Types of antidepressants : Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) The most frequently prescribed medications for depression. Treatment includes symptom reduction and remission.