Depression is generally thought to result from biological, psychological and social factors. Therefore, the treatment for depression will ideally address all these issues. In practice it is often the case that medication is the only help available, meaning the underlying causes go untouched.
As medication is the most common form of treatment it makes sense to look at this first. Assuming the first attempt at medication works it can take up to eight weeks before any therapeutic effect is...
Before Therapy: The first step in any therapy is assessment. During the initial interview a therapist will try to collect the most salient... Read more »
This week is Mental Illness Awareness Week. Okay, let’s get aware. Following is a random traverse through history: 790,000 BC, give or... Read more »
Maybe you are thinking about going to therapy. So you do a search on the Internet for information and you come across one of the more... Read more »
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) continues to provoke arguments. For some it represents little more than a haphazard and degrading... Read more »
Why is Sunday night the cruelest night of the whole week to a person with depression? You would think that all nights would be bad with... Read more »
According to a new survey from Consumer Reports, Americans prefer taking drugs to talk therapy to treat their anxiety and depression, with almost 80... Read more »
Two non-drug treatments--cognitive behavior therapy and supportive stress management--seem to be more effective than usual care for treating... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
PsychotherapyAmong the various psychotherapeutic "talk therapies," cognitive-behavioral therapy appears to be the most effective approach. If... Read more »
A new study published in the Science Translational Medicine journal suggests that gene therapy may help ease depression. Researchers working with... Read more »
Scientists at the Medical University of South Carolina have found that using magnets to stimulate the brain appears to ease depression in people who... Read more »
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