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Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) for Depression
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SSRIs relieve depression in most people who take them. They have become one of the first medicines used for depression because they work and have few side effects.
SSRIs also may help with anxiety and Reference anxiety disorders.
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: May 14, 2012 |
| Medical Review: | Reference Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Reference Lisa S. Weinstock, MD - Psychiatry |
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