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What Causes Severe Depression?

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Posted on Mon, 31 Jul 2017
Question: What treatments are available to treat severe depression if medications haven't worked?
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Ashok Kumar Choudhary (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
ECT or rTMS can be considered

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for using healthcare magic.

I read your query and understand your concerns.

The available treatment options for resistant depression include augmentation of antidepressant medication with other medications such as antipsychotics, lithium, thyoxine among others.

In case the above strategy do not work r TMS is next course of action.

Even if the rTMS do not help ECT can be considered which is of the most effective treatment available for depression.

I hope this answers you.
Feel free to write back to me if you have more questions.
Thanks an regards.

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What Causes Severe Depression?

Brief Answer: ECT or rTMS can be considered Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for using healthcare magic. I read your query and understand your concerns. The available treatment options for resistant depression include augmentation of antidepressant medication with other medications such as antipsychotics, lithium, thyoxine among others. In case the above strategy do not work r TMS is next course of action. Even if the rTMS do not help ECT can be considered which is of the most effective treatment available for depression. I hope this answers you. Feel free to write back to me if you have more questions. Thanks an regards.