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TreatmentTreatment OptionsDepression can be treated with psychotherapy and/or medications called antidepressants. In addition, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), commonly known as "shock therapy," has been used with great success for very severe depression, for which it is the single most effective treatment.
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