Choosing a Psychotherapist - Treatment for depression : Counselling / Talk Therapy / Psychotherapy

Treatment for depression : Counselling / Talk Therapy / Psychotherapy



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How to Cope with Depression?

Are you suffering from depression and wonder how to cope with it? Or is your loved one or friend suffers from depression or are depressed, and you wonder how to encourage them?

Is there life with depression? Can one live a meaningful life with depression?

Depression is a highly treatable illness. There is hope for the depressed person and their family. It is possible to live a productive and useful life despite having depression.

Counseling or Talk Therapy or Psychotherapy is a very effective way of treating depression. This usually involve Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).

Wikipedia described Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) as follows:

Cognitive behavioral therapy (or cognitive behavioral therapies or CBT) is a psychotherapeutic approach that aims to solve problems concerning dysfunctional emotions, behaviors and cognitions through a goal-oriented, systematic procedure. The title is used in diverse ways to designate behavior therapy, cognitive therapy, and to refer to therapy based upon a combination of basic behavioral and cognitive research.[1]

There is empirical evidence that CBT is effective for the treatment of a variety of problems, including mood, anxiety, personality, eating, substance abuse, and psychotic disorders.[2][3] Treatment is often manualized, with specific technique-driven brief, direct, and time-limited treatments for specific psychological disorders. CBT is used in individual therapy as well as group settings, and the techniques are often adapted for self-help applications. Some clinicians and researchers are more cognitive oriented (e.g. cognitive restructuring), while others are more behaviorally oriented (in vivo exposure therapy). Other interventions combine both (e.g. imaginal exposure therapy).[4][5]

Continue reading at Wikipedia on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).

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