| A prolonged feeling of sadness and dejection is | | | | help you to avoid negative thinking. Therapy can |
| known as depression. The rate of mental | | | | also help you to detect and understand the |
| depression has become very high. Most of the | | | | causes of your depression. Therapy can help you |
| people generally don't go for medical treatment. | | | | in many forms as - making new relationships, |
| The reasons may be either fear or lack of health | | | | building new social connections, improving current |
| concern. Every disease demands medical | | | | relationship a positive way to treat life's problems |
| attention, then why not the depression? | | | | etc. All these things help you to make changes in |
| Even the most serious kind of depression is | | | | your life. |
| curable. There are many therapies and | | | | Individual or group therapy |
| treatments available for the treatment of | | | | "Therapy" doesn't only mean a lot of sessions |
| depression. Treatment options as medication, | | | | with a therapist. Both these therapies are very |
| exercise, psychotherapy, acupuncture. Selection of | | | | useful in depression treatment. Both last for an |
| treatment depends on the particular situation and | | | | hour. In individual therapy, patient makes a strong |
| need. The following Treatments will help you to | | | | relationship only with one person and shares his |
| decide which one is better for you. | | | | confidential information with him. In this therapy |
| Knowledge of the different treatment option is | | | | patient gets individual attention. |
| the first step of leader. You can't have the right | | | | Sometimes, group therapy can be very helpful in |
| treatment by listening to your friend or neighbor | | | | depression treatment. Hearing the people, going |
| as depression, affects everybody in a different | | | | through the same problem, helps patient to |
| way. Before the selection of treatment we have | | | | overcome his problem. Patient also gets |
| some tips for you to follow: | | | | motivation tips and ideas from the other group |
| (1) Try to learn more and more about your | | | | members. Working with other group members |
| depression. Without this you would not be able to | | | | also increases their social activities and |
| have the right treatment. Symptoms and severity | | | | connections. |
| of depression play an important role in treatment. | | | | When therapy becomes painful |
| If depression is caused by any medical attention, | | | | Sometimes therapy becomes very painful and |
| it must be treated first. | | | | difficult for patient. He feels unable to continue it. |
| (2) Be ready for some trials and experiments. | | | | Its reason can be the lack of good and strong |
| You have to experiment different therapies and | | | | relationship between patient and therapist. |
| exercises to choose the best for you. So, don't | | | | Discussing your problems very openly and |
| be impatient. | | | | honestly with your therapist may help you to |
| (3) Isolation is one of the causes of depression. | | | | move forward. However, it you still feel forced |
| Having more and more social connections helps | | | | and uncomfortable don't feel shy to go in to |
| you to come out of it. Don't hesitate to ask for | | | | another direction. |
| help. | | | | Medication for depression |
| (4) It's impossible to avoid medication in the cases | | | | Sometimes medication becomes the last option, |
| of severe depression. But in some cases | | | | which a patient has to choose forcefully. In the |
| therapies and natural treatment are as effective | | | | cases of sever depression, medication helps to |
| as medication. The best thing is that they don't | | | | overcome some symptoms of depression. But it's |
| have any side effects. Sometimes a combination | | | | not a permanent solution. Depression is not only |
| of therapy and medication give good results. | | | | chemical imbalance in the brain. Antidepressant |
| (5) Depression treatment is a time taking process. | | | | medications can't cure the all underlying causes of |
| Sometimes therapies become very painful for | | | | depression. Antidepressants can cause so many |
| patient. So, he needs to have a lot of patience. | | | | side effects and their withdrawal is really very |
| Lifestyle changes: A way to treat depression | | | | difficult. |
| Sometimes irregular life style causes depression. A | | | | All this information can help you to take the right |
| little change in life style can give a great relief. | | | | decision. A little medication along with other |
| Medication along with life-style changes is an | | | | methods as lifestyle changes and therapy will not |
| effective way to overcome depression. Following | | | | only help you to have speed recovery but also |
| things can be included in daily routine- | | | | prevent recurrence of depression. |
| - Good sleep- good sleep is a powerful tool in | | | | If medication is really needed, consult a |
| treating depression. It affects mood a lot. | | | | psychiatrist rather than your family doctor. As a |
| - Balanced diet- Balanced diet plays an important | | | | psychiatrist has specialization in depression and |
| role in the development of physical and mental | | | | advanced knowledge of its treatment and |
| health. Stress can be reduced by taking minerals | | | | medication. |
| and green vegetables. | | | | Other Alternative depression treatment |
| - Exercise- Regular exercise provides strength to | | | | Vitamins and herbal remedies - |
| your body. Brisk walking, jogging or a little yoga | | | | Many depressed people have experimented with |
| can help you. | | | | supplements, vitamins and herbal remedies. These |
| Exploring medical causes of depression | | | | vitamins and supplements are widely available in |
| If life-style changes don't work and you still feel | | | | the market. Researches are still going on how |
| depressed, then you have to consult your doctor. | | | | effective these remedies are. In some cases |
| Your depression can be the result of any health | | | | these herbal remedies can be really promising for |
| problem. The depression won't reduce unless the | | | | example if your depression is caused by nutritional |
| root cause is identified and treated. | | | | deficiency, vitamins and supplements may be |
| Many medical problems like high or low | | | | beneficial for you. But this remedy should be |
| blood-pressure, low level of thyroid hormones, | | | | taken under the supervision of a professional. As |
| heart attack etc and their medication can cause | | | | these drugs can have serious side effects on |
| depression. Sometimes these medications cause | | | | your mind and body. |
| fatigue, sadness, dejection, oversleeping etc. | | | | Acupuncture- |
| Psychotherapy | | | | According to some researches, acupuncture is an |
| Psychotherapy is the most effective depression | | | | effective technique for depression treatment. In |
| treatment. Therapy not only helps to treat | | | | acupuncture, fine needles are used on some |
| depression but also prevents it from coming back. | | | | specific point of the body. If you want to try this |
| Many types of therapies are used to treat | | | | technique, find a professional. |
| depression such as- | | | | Other relaxation techniques - |
| - Interpersonal therapy | | | | Stress is the root cause of depression. Relaxation |
| - Psychodynamic | | | | techniques like meditation, yoga, swimming, deep |
| - Cognitive behavioral. These therapies teach you | | | | breathing etc. can't remove depression but can |
| practical techniques to fight with depression and | | | | help to reduce stress. |