Topic: Depression and How Psychotherapy and Other Treatments Can Help People Recover

Topic: Depression and How Psychotherapy and Other Treatments Can Help People Recover: "Depression and How Psychotherapy and Other Treatments Can Help People Recover

TOPICS:

* How Does Depression Differ From Occasional Sadness?
* What Causes Depression?
* Can Depression Be Successfully Treated?
* How Does Psychotherapy Help People Recover From Depression?
* In What Other Ways Do Therapists Help Depressed Individuals and Their Loved Ones?
* Are Medications Useful for Treating Depression?
* In Summary

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, an estimated 17 million adult Americans suffer from depression during any 1-year period. Depression is a real illness and carries with it a high cost in terms of relationship problems, family suffering, and lost work productivity. Yet, depression is a highly treatable illness.

How Does Depression Differ From Occasional Sadness?

Everyone feels sad or 'blue' on occasion. It is also perfectly normal to grieve over upsetting life experiences, such as a major illness, a death in the family, a loss of a job, or a divorce. But, for most people, these feelings of grief and sadness tend to lessen with the passing of time.

However, if a person's feelings of sadness last for 2 weeks or longer, and if they interfere with daily life activities, something more serious than 'feeling blue' may"

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posted by Robert Heard at 8:21 AM