| Almost everyone gets a little "depressed"
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| | tend to have a good prognosis, with or
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| at times in their lives, and a brief
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| | without antidepressant medication.
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| attack of the blues isn't necessarily
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| | Analytic and other insight-oriented
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| anything to worry about. But if the
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| | therapies appear useful for some
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| symptoms of depression persist then it
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| | patients, provided specific neurotic
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| could be clinical depression, whether a
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| | conflict patterns can be elucidated, the
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| severe or mild form of depression. Any
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| | patient meets other criteria for this
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| persistant depressive symptoms need
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| | form of treatment, and the clinician is
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| prompt medical investigation by a medical
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| | experienced in its use.
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| professional.
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| | Psychotic Depression Treatment
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| Depression Depression is one of the most
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| | Electroconvulsive therapy is exclusively
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| common psychiatric disorders. Symptoms of
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| | done inside hospitals, causing most
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| depression are often subtle and
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| | patients to remain as inpatients while it
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| unrecognized both by patients and
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| | lasts. It is effective only for the
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| physicians. The brain contains a network
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| | depressed patients who either are deluded
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| of interconnected nerve cells called
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| | or have marked psychomotor retardation.
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| neurons. The junction between the neurons
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| | For the patients it consists of a general
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| is called the synaptic junction. The
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| | anaesthetic twice a week for two or three
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| transmission of impulses from one neuron
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| | weeks and they experience a mild
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| to another is facilitated by chemicals
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| | confusion for an hour or so after each
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| called neuro-transmitters.
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| | session.
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| Atypical Depression Treatment
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| | Cyclothymic Disorder Treatment
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| A study by McGrath et al published in the
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| | Diagnosis
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| American Journal of Psychiatry in 2000
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| | This disorder is common in the relatives
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| found that Prozac was no better than the
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| | of patients with bipolar disorder and
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| tricyclic antidepressant imipramine for
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| | some individuals with cyclothymia
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| the treatment of atypical depression,
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| | eventually develop bipolar disorder
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| though the side effects were less. A
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| | themselves. It may persist throughout
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| study by Quitkin et al published in 1993
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| | adult life, cease temporarily or
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| in the British Journal of Psychiatry
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| | permanently, or develop into more severe
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| found a response rate of 72 percent for
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| | mood swings meeting the criteria for
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| patients with atypical depression on the
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| | bipolar disorder or recurrent depressive
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| MAOI Nardil compared to 44 percent on
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| | disorder in rare cases.
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| imipramine. The American Psychiatric
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| | Treatment:
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| Association's 2000 Practice Guidelines
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| | In some cases individuals may prefer no
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| for the Treatment of Patients with Major
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| | treatment or supportive psychotherapy
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| Depression states: "MAOIs may be
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| | alone. Lithium, a mood stabilizer used
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| particularly effective in treating
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| | commonly in the treatment of Biplor
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| subgroups of patients ... with atypical
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| | disorder, has been proven to help a
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| features."
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| | substantial number of people with
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| Dysthymia Treatment
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| | Cyclothemia.
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| Psychosocial Treatment
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| | A variety of medications are used to
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| "Short-term" focused psychotherapy and
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| | treat bipolar disorder. But even with
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| therapeutic programs that stress changes
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| | optimal medication treatment, many people
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| in interpersonal relationships and
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| | with the illness have some residual
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| cognitive self-awareness are becoming
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| | symptoms. Certain types of psychotherapy
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| more popular, in part because long-term
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| | or psychosocial interventions, in
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| analytic approaches to personality change
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| | combination with medication, often can
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| are economically unfeasible.
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| | provide additional benefit. These include
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| Patients who receive psychotherapy of any
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| | cognitive-behavioral therapy,
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| of several types - notably cognitive,
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| | interpersonal and social rhythm therapy,
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| interpersonally-oriented, or behavior
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| | family therapy, and psychoeducation.
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| therapy with social skills training -
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