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Prescription antidepressant medication is the most common treatment for depression. Depression symptoms improve in approximately 80% of patients who take antidepressants. Treatment for a first depressive episode may last from 6 months to a year; recurrent depression typically warrants 2 years of antidepressant treatment; and chronic depression may require lifelong treatment. People respond differently to different medications, and in many cases, side effects and cost determine ...Read the full article
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