Depression knows no age or gender boundaries and has been around as long as the human race. To this day, depression may still be the least accurately diagnosed disease existing. It is thought that fifty percent of the population goes untreated because they either do not realize they are depressed or a doctor fails to diagnose this depression. The form of this disease varies from one individual to the next. While some people lack the …showed first 75 words of 876 total…

…showed last 75 words of 876 total…into consideration. No doubt the controversy around antidepressants will continue, and it seems to be one of those questions in which there is no one easy answer. However, prescription antidepressants are not the only options for dealing with depression. Some people have found relief simply by addressing underlying nutrient deficiencies. Studies have found that many people respond just as well to these natural therapies as they do to prescription antidepressants, without the toxic side effects.