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Depression Treatment Options |
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Written by Nancy McMahon
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There are generally two different classes of treatment options for those diagnosed with depression: psychotherapy and medication.Great strides have been made in the fields of pharmaceutical medicine in the last few decades, offering anti-depressant drugs to millions of people who now take them regularly. However, recent studies have shown that some such drugs may not have ever worked better than placebos. Add to that the major side effects of some of the most popular anti-depressant medications, and you have a difficult decision for both care-givers and patients, alike. It is not uncommon for people to avoid seeking treatment specifically because they know their insurance company won't pay for treatment other than pharmaceutical drugs.
Drugs are very often prescribed when there are physical manifestation of depression symptoms or if there is an extenuating physical reason why drugs are the best course of action. For example, bi polar depression is one type of depression that is usually treated with drugs, given the severity and complexity of the problem. While there are quite a few different causes of depression – several of which may be in play at any given moment depending on innumerable personal factors that can be all but impossible to tease out into individual causes. Of course, that is not to say that psychotherapy doesn't work. In about six months of sessions, most people report being “helped” by a therapist. However, unlike a given prescription medication, not all therapists are equal. Frankly, some therapists aren't very good at getting to the root of what is keeping people depressed – some therapists are much better at making clients feel good in the short term. Also, therapy requires the patient to actively participate in their own recovery. This is done partly through talking things out and partly by actually making changes to one's own life that are significant enough to have an impact. Eventually, depression symptoms become a thing of the past as those negative thought patterns are slowly replaced by more worthwhile internal dialog. |
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Written by Nancy McMahon
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Though there has always been individuals in society that oscillate between unreasonably happy and sad states, it was not until the late 19th century when the condition was first described as “manic depression.”
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Depression Signs and Symptoms |
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Written by Nancy McMahon
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It is not uncommon for someone you love to suffer a bout or two of depression in their lifetimes. In fact, it is thought that as many as 1 in 10 people in North America are suffering from Major or Clinical at any given time. |
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