Newer antidepressants are effective and have few side effects. Depression runs in families. Fifty percent of patients suffering from alcoholism also suffer from depression. Depression and anxiety often go together. Sleep problems, going to sleep and staying asleep are key signs of depression.
Depression causes a lot of dysfunction in families.
Only ten percent of patients suffering from depression are adequately treated. Depression in adolescents is often missed. We loose 5,000 adolescents a year because of suicide. Most of these kids have untreated depression. Depression is a treatable illness.