Major Depressive Disorder. Lexapro (escitalopram) is indicated for the acute and maintenance treatment of major depressive disorder in adults and in adolescents 12 to 17 years of age [see Clinical Studies (14.1)].
The most common causes of controlling behavior in a spouse are the result of modeling after a controlling parent or of a narcissistic personality. Another reason is a stressful and traumatic childhood and adolescence as a result of having an addicted, extremely angry or narcissistic parent.
The authors comment that their findings could explain why, in a conflict, the glandular release of stress hormones may effectively cancel out the effect of therapies meant to curb bad behavior. Regulating the stress response could offer a new way to understand and control human violence. The scientists speculate that medications, including as-yet undeveloped anxiety-reducers that regulate the stress response, might reduce acute stress-precipitated violence.