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Running away from depression.


Although no one should throw out a prescription for antidepressants
tricyclic antidepressant  any of a class of drugs with particular tricyclic structure and potentiating catecholamine action; used for the treatment of depression.


an·ti·de·pres·sant (n
 or discontinue psychotherapy
psychoanalytic psychotherapy  psychoanalysis (3).


psy·cho·ther·a·py (sk-th
 or counseling, you should know that running can be as effective in controlling the symptoms of major depression as medication. In a recent study, 156 men and women with major depression either exercised for 40 minutes three times a week, took a prescription antidepressant, or exercised and took an antidepressant. Symptoms responded more quickly to medication, but over the long run
Long Run
In terms of operating activities, a period of time in which all costs are variable.

Notes:
In most cases, long run refers to a period longer than 1 year.
See also: Long Term, Short Run
 exercise worked just as well. In another study with animal subjects, results showed the best results with physical activity and antidepressant medication.

For more information, visit the Web site of the National Institutes of Mental Health at www.nimh.nih.gov/depression and keep running.

(Archives of Internal Medicine, 1999, Vol. 159, No. 19, pp. 2349-2356; Behavioral and Brain Research, 2001, Vol. 120, No. 1, pp. 87-95)
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Date:Sep 1, 2001
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