Thus, the average patient will likely require some form of treatment throughout his entire life. Thus, many suffer in silence. Treatment for depression depends on the sub-type from which the individual suffers. For the person struggling with a bereavement process, medical intervention is usually not required. These are reserved for more difficult levels of depression that may require further intervention in addition to prescribed drug regimens.
Prescribed medications are by far the most prevalent form of treatment for depression.
The fourth class is a heterogeneous group made up a collection of dissimilar medications. SSRIs, as its name describes, increases the amount of one neurotransmitter, serotonin, within the brain. Prozac, an SSRI, is the most often prescribed antidepressant. Other popular SSRIs include Paxil and Zoloft. Drugs that fall into the heterogeneous group include Wellbutrin, lithium, anti-convulsants, and others.