Depression Treatment

Depression is of two types one is Major Depressiveresponse is seen. Other treatments involve
Disorder and the other Bipolar Disorder. The two areElectroconvulsive therapy, Lithium and Anticonvulsant
different which require different treatments. Themedication both used for prevention. Sometimes
symptoms of the former involves sadness, excessiveinterpersonal therapy or cognitive behavioral therapy is
crying, loss of pleasure, sleeping too much or too little,also used.
low energy, restlessness, difficulty in concentrating,Treatments for bipolar disorder often involve a
irritability, loss of appetite or overeating, feelings oftwo-part plan of using both medication and
worthlessness and hopelessness, feelings of physicalpsychotherapy. Different types of medications are
problems that are not caused by physical illness orused to treat bipolar disorder, including medicines for
injury like headaches, digestive problems, pain andcontrolling manic symptoms, depressive symptoms or
thoughts of death or suicide.medications that help stabilize the patient's mood.
Bipolar disorder involves episodes of depression andPsychotherapy, with a licensed therapist or social
also episodes of mania like inappropriate sense ofworker, is also used in bipolar disorder treatment.
euphoria (excitement), reckless behavior, little sleepCognitive Therapy focuses on changing inappropriate
needed, excessive energy, racing thoughts; talking tooor negative thought patterns, Behavioral Therapy
much, out of control spending, difficulty concentrating,focuses on current behaviors and Interpersonal
irritability, abnormally increased activity including sexualtherapy focuses on current relationships that can
activity, poor judgment, aggressive behavior, extremeaffect the illness. Psychoeducation helps the patient
irritability or "out of control" behavior. People withand family understand the illness and recognize signs
depression do not experience manic episodes.of relapse. Interpersonal and social rhythm therapy
And an episode whether depressive or manic can lastfocuses on daily routines that can promote emotional
for days, weeks, months or even years. It is verystability. The line of treatment depends on the patient's
essential to note that the treatment differs for both theneeds who usually works with healthcare
conditions. Both biological factors like genetics andprofessionals that supervise the patient's care
psychological factors like stress play a major role inmaintaining personal contact with each other to help
causing depression.ensure the patients' continued progress.
For people who are correctly diagnosed withIn both of the above cases it is very important that
depression i.e. major depressive disorder,you do not stop treatment on your own, whether you
antidepressant medications are often highly effectivehave concerns about your medicine or if you feel you
and they must be taken regularly for three to fourare doing better, discuss openly with your doctor.
weeks, sometimes even longer, before the full