Depression is a persistent feeling of sadness, despair and discouragement that last over a long period of time (Salmans 171). Depression affects a person's mood, thoughts, body, and behavior (Lytle). A number of factors, both biochemical and psychosocial, combine to bring on this horrible disease (Salmans 41). The biggest factor is that neurotransmitters become inactive (Stewart 8).

Unfortunately, only 20% of all depressed people actually get help (Stewart 11). Fortunately though, 85% of all depressed people that do get help can be helped to a significant degree (Salmans 75). Finally, in 1970, they saw depression as a disorder in young peoples (Stewart 8). Even babies can become depressed if they're neglected. Many young people that suffer from depression turn to suicide.

5,000 young people take their lives each year (Stewart 9). The rate of suicide dealing with teenagers, 15-19, has tripled in the past 30 years (Sal

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Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are the newest of the three medications this paper discusses. The three most popular SSRI's are Prozac, Zoloct, and Paxil (Salmans 131). Prozac is the most common out of those three. Prozac is used by six million people in the United States and by eleven million worldwide (Salmans 119). Prozac was first introduced in 1988 (Salmans 119). An antidepressant produces neurochemicals that depressed people are missing (Salmans 119). Antidepressants prevent or relieve depression. The good things about antidepressants are that children can take them (Salmans 124-125). Lithium is used to help depression even though it isn't an antidepressant (Salmans 120).

Another type is psychoanalysis. Psychoanalysis focuses on a patient's unconscious thought, such as dreams, fantasies, and actions (Olshan 84). During psychoanalysis the patient meets with a psychiatrist or a psychologist up to five times a week, and talks about his or her childhood, dreams, or whatever else may come to mind (Olshan 84).

When people with depression don't respond to tricyclics, they are prescribed MAOI's. The three leading brand names are Phenelzine (Nardil), Tranylcypromine (Darnate), and Isocarboxazid (Marplan) (Salmans 129). Monoamine oxiduse inhibitors, inhibit monoamine oxiduse, which is an enzyme that destroys neurotransmitters in the brain (Salmans 129).

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