Depression Therapy

Depression Therapy - mental health therapies

If you think you may be suffering depression, the first step is to consult your doctor.

While we give definitions and common symptoms here, there are also other illnesses which may produce similar symptoms.

The first step to getting appropriate treatment for depression is a physical examination by a physician. Certain medications as well as some medical conditions such as a viral infection can cause the same symptoms as depression, and the physician should rule out these possibilities through examination, interview, and lab tests. If a physical cause for the depression is ruled out, a psychological evaluation should be done, by the physician or by referral to a psychiatrist or psychologist. Diagnosis criteria for depression. Treatment choice will depend on the outcome of the evaluation.

There are a variety of antidepressant medications and psychotherapies that can be used to treat depressive disorders. Some people with milder forms may do well with psychotherapy alone. People with moderate to severe depression most often benefit from antidepressants. Most do best with combined treatment: medication to gain relatively quick symptom relief and psychotherapy to learn more effective ways to deal with life's problems, including depression. Depending on the patient's diagnosis and severity of symptoms, the therapist may prescribe medication and/or one of the several forms of psychotherapy that have proven effective for depression.

Your Doctor is the best place to go if you have any concerns about your health.

Types of Depression Therapies

Psychotherapy or Talk Therapy for Depression:

As the name suggests, is a kind of therapy in which a therapist discuss with the suffering person what he or she feeling. It is a vital tool in treating depression. For people with mild to moderate depression, it may be effective on its own. But many people with major depression do better with treatment that combines psychotherapy and antidepressant medication. more on Psychotherapy for Depression »

• Rational Emotive Therapy
• Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy(REBT)
• Adlerian Therapy
• Existential Therapy
• Gestalt Therapy
• Person-centered Therapy
• Cognitive Therapy
• Family/Marital Therapy
• Humanistic Therapy
• Postmodern Therapy
• Psychoanalytic Therapy
• Psychodynamic Theory
• EMDR - Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing - Therapy
• Reality Therapy
• Transactional Analysis
• Thought Field Therapy
• Interpersonal Therapy
• Dialectic Behavioral therapy
• Emotional Freedom Technique
• Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)
• Transpersonal psychotherapy
  

Depression ECT Therapy, or Electroconvulsive Therapy:

It seems to be very harsh and tough but it do wonders in case of extreme depression. When rapid lifting of the depression is deemed necessary to prevent suicide, ECT may be a treatment of choice. more on depression ECT therapy »

Depression Light Therapy:

Light Therapy found to be effective in cases of seasonal affective disorder (SAD). more on Depression Light Therapy »

rTMS

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) for treating depression

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