For moderate and severe cases of PPD, treatment usually includes the use of antidepressant medication. Peer counselling and support groups are also almost always included in the treatment, as postpartum patients
A 1996 study showed that people with fibromyalgia who were given monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) (a type of antidepressant medication) in combination with 5-HTP reported significantly reduced pain (29). In patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia, the use of 5-HTP has been preliminarily shown to...
This complex brain disorder impacts almost 5 percent of adults and about 11% of children in the US. It happens more frequently in males than in females, and behaviors can be different for girls and boys. For instance, girls may tend to be quietly inattentive, and boys may be more hyperact...
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and we strongly recommend treatment not be used alone. However, some younger individuals may expertise suicidal ideation and self hurt behaviour or have these elevated when treated with antidepressant treatment. Therefore systematic assessment of suicide risk should be accomplished as part of the continui...