Can clinical depression be cured without medication?

There is no one-size-fits-all depression treatment. Medication may help with symptoms, though a combination of therapy and medication is often most effective. read more

3. Taking medication for depression, when needed, should not be viewed as a failure. However, it is important to recognize that depression is an issue as serious as diabetes, epilepsy, or even cancer. Because it involves mood, thoughts, and behavior, it can often be treated through those channels. read more

Because any of these can trigger and fuel a bout of major depression, treatments must often be customized on a patient-by-patient basis. That's not to say that some people aren't cured of depression; they are. But many are not. read more

Sure, there’s a clinical definition, but diagnostic criteria can be awfully subjective. Because of this, and because of the pressure for doctors to prescribe expensive drugs, antidepressants are doled out to people who don’t qualify for the diagnosis of major depression. read more