|Depression: Getting Treatment Over the past few years, doctors
have made lots of progress in dealing with clinical depression,
and they now believe that almost all people who suffer from it
can be helped. One important way that doctors fight depression
is through medicines called anti-depressants. There are many
different kinds of anti-depressants, and each one works a little
bit differently. These medicines are not right for everybody,
but if your doctor decides to try them to treat your depression,
they can make a big difference. They are not "happy pills" that
magically turn you into someone new, but they can help balance
out the chemicals in your body and, hopefully, take away some of
the worst parts of sadness or anxiety. Another very important
part of treating depression is therapy. Psychiatrists,
psychologists, social workers, and counselors are men and women
trained to talk to people about the things that are bothering
them, and help them find ways to work out their feelings. By
talking about your fe