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What is the success rate of getting depression successfully treated/cured?
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Most feel better: Success rate defined as no longer suffering from major depression after aggressive antidepressant treatment is about 65-75%. Going beyond medication to psychotherapy, tms, ect, vns adds at least another 20-30%. It is extremely rare to have persisting severe depression after going through all available treatments. Preventing recurrence is hard, generally requiring maintenance of treatment.
Answered 4/28/2013
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