Question

What is the cause of a feeling of depression in human beings? Name a drug which can be useful in treating this depression. [AI2012]

Answer 1

Depression is a mood disorder where people usually experience feelings of sadness,loneliness,loss or anger. It may be cause due to low self esteem, bad happenings in the childhood, loneliness,etc.

Happy pills” — in particular the anxiolytic drugs Miltown and Valium and the antidepressant Prozac — have been spectacularly successful “products” over the last 5 decades.

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