The links below provide some basic background.
Now you are ready to begin. Move to the next section and learn how exercise can be effectively used to treat depression.
This means that serotonin-specific reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) may not relieve depression in a way that patients might hope. Many patients diagnosed with depression may have situational stressors going on that lead to the depression.
They might not necessarily have a chemical imbalance and thus they do not need SSRIs to make them better. Alternatively, they may have a chemical imbalance, but they cannot tolerate the side effects of pharmaceuticals and need a different strategy to treat their depression. Fortunately, a growing body of research evidence suggests that patients have the ability to change their brain chemistry through nonpharmacological means.