Non-invasive Medical Device Treatments TMS:Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation has been available to the general public since 2008 for patients with depression. The procedure sends out a set of electromagnetic pulses from a figure-8-shaped handheld device. These pulses are used to regulate the neural ...
Antidepressant medication has advanced in leaps and bounds over the last few years. The new drug treatments for depression are safer and have far fewer side effects than medication used as recently as ten years ago. Psychotherapy is, of course, completely confidential (no danger of your therapist...
If you think you may be one of the many impacted by depression, it can be difficult to figure out how your experience fits in and what help might look like for you. Here’s the latest in how experts think about depression and its symptoms, its causes, and the best treatments out there...
Background: Melancholic and atypical depression are widely thought to moderate or predict outcome of pharmacological and psychological treatments of adult depression, but that has not yet been established. This study uses the data from four earlier trials comparing cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) versus...
Causes of Depression Hormonal Causes Other Causes Depression Treatments Under the umbrella term of depression, there are several recognized depression types. The classification of depression continues to be the topic of a heated debate among mental health specialists, because the symptoms and causes of ...
Background: Melancholic and atypical depression are widely thought to moderate or predict outcome of pharmacological and psychological treatments of adult depression, but that has not yet been established. This study uses the data from four earlier trials comparing cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) ...
Depression medications work in different ways, with most acting on mood-regulating brain chemicals. People may respond better to some than others.
Traditional antidepressants are not always recommended as standard treatments for bipolar depression. That's because there's no proof from studies that these drugs are more helpful than a placebo (a sugar pill) in treating depression in people with bipolar disorder. Also, for a small percentage o...
General supportive measures:When there are no specific treatments, the physician will treat signs and symptoms as needed. If the person is agitated or hallucinating, a sedative can be given to calm the person until the drug wears off.
Psychological.Treatments like cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) can help people deal with anxiety, depression, or other mental health issues in addition to autism. Educational.Adapts learning processes to the needs of people with autism. Social-relational.Focuses on improving social skills and building...