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Counseling or psychotherapy, often called "talk" therapy, comes in many forms. Its goal is to help people develop new ways to cope with problems, and to identify and understand more about depression and how to avoid it in the future.

Antidepressant medicines work by helping to correct the imbalance of certain important chemicals in the brain. These medicines may take several weeks to be effective, but they work well and are generally safe. There are three main groups of antidepressants: selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), tricyclics (TCAs), and monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs). SSRIs such as Lexapro are the newest class of antidepressants. They help to relieve the symptoms of depression by increasing the available supply of serotonin, a substance in the brain believed to influence mood.

Learn why Lexapro is unique among SRIs.