In 2002, antidepressant drugs comprised $17.1 billion of the $400 billion prescription drug market. ... He or she is likely to have a stable career in business or sports due to his or her inherited trait of "brain power" or physical strength. ... However, drugs do not help every person who suffers from depression. The inefficiency of anti-depressant drugs not only leads to companies investing millions of dollars into new drug research, but questions of what else could be causing a person to be depressed to arise. Since drugs do not cure the pain for everyone, depression could be caused...

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The adolescents tend to have trouble relating to others, resulting in trouble making friends or even the loss of longtime friends, abuse of alcohol and illegal drugs, and in more drastic cases, suicide. Children exhibit many of the same signs or symptoms as adults regarding depression, including persistent sadness and hopelessness such as excessive crying or moping; withdrawal from friends and family; withdrawal from activities once enjoyed such as sports or other recreational events; increased irritability or agitation such as a quick temper or suddenly becoming easily irritated; an increase...

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At one end of the spectrum, teens maybe pushed by their parent's to excel in sports and scholastics, and at the other end there are teens that are never given direction or aspirations by their parent's. Those pressured to excel maybe come overwhelmed by what is expected of them and can fall into using drugs and alcohol as a form of escape and may feel the only way out is that of suicide. On the other hand those teens without direction and lack of interest on the part of their parent's, may also turn to drugs and alcohol as a means of escape. ...

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These symptoms are social withdraw, decline of interest in usual activities such as school, sports, and social functions. ... In response to the depressed emotions and excess anxiety, despondent characters turn to drugs and alcohol as means of escape. ... The last group of anti-depressants is a drug called Lithium. ...

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Other risk factors aside from the factors mentioned above increases the risk of suicide for cases of patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorders which include other psychiatric diagnoses, suicide attempts, alcohol or drug abuse, recent bereavement, anxiety, hopelessness and severity of symptoms. Most often, substance or drug abuse is the common means that increase risk of death by suicide and attempted suicide. Intravenous drugs and opium-containing substances are greater risk than alcohol abuse. ... Participation and positive attitude towards sports activities could help reduce suicidal...

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Depression in Young Adults In today's society, many young people are faced with tough decisions and adult situations. With so much stress on our shoulders, young people may easily become depressed. Adolescent depression is a greatly under diagnosed disease that leads to serious difficulty in ...

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