Editing Depression (mood) (section)

=== Side effect of medical treatment ===
It is possible that some early generation [[beta-blocker]]s induce depression in some patients, though the evidence for this is weak and conflicting. There is strong evidence for a link between [[alpha interferon]] therapy and depression. One study found that a third of alpha interferon-treated patients had developed depression after three months of treatment. (''Beta'' interferon therapy appears to have no effect on rates of depression.) There is moderately strong evidence that [[finasteride]] when used in the treatment of alopecia increases depressive symptoms in some patients. Evidence linking [[isotretinoin]], an acne treatment, to depression is strong.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Rogers D, Pies R | title = General Medical Drugs Associated with Depression  | journal = Psychiatry | volume = 5 | issue = 12 | pages = 28–41 | date = December 2008 | pmid = 19724774 | pmc = 2729620 }}</ref> Other medicines that seem to increase the risk of depression include [[anticonvulsants]], [[antimigraine drug]]s, [[antipsychotics]] and [[Hormone therapy|hormonal agents]] such as [[gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist]].<ref>{{cite book |vauthors=Botts S, Ryan M |title=Drug-Induced Diseases Section IV: Drug-Induced Psychiatric Diseases Chapter 18: Depression |url=https://www.ashp.org/DocLibrary/Policy/Suicidality/DID-Chapter18.aspx |pages=1–23 |access-date=14 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223035009/https://www.ashp.org/DocLibrary/Policy/Suicidality/DID-Chapter18.aspx |archive-date=23 December 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>