Depression Treatment

There is no known reason as to why someone will develop depression. Many mental health disorders have multiple reasons why they develop, such as:

• Biological characteristics: Individuals with depression show a physical change in their brain. There is no answer why these changes occur, this information may help to find the reasons why this happens.
• Hormones: Adjustments in the body’s balance of hormones may play a role in triggering or developing depression.
• Inherited traits: Depression is seen in individuals whose biological family members also have had this mental health condition.

Depression will more than likely start in teens, or in the 20s or 30s but it can occur at any age. There are more females diagnosed with depression than males, this may happen since more women will seek depression treatment than men.

Factors that seem to contribute to triggering or developing depression include:

• Specific characteristics can involve like being pessimistic, critical of oneself, low self-esteem and being too co-dependent on others.
• Having biological relatives that have a history of bipolar, suicide or depression.
• Misuse of alcohol or illicit drugs.
• Having chronic illness, such as a stroke, chronic pain, heart disease or cancer.
• Medications: such as sleeping pills and high blood pressure medication (please first talk to your doctor before stopping any medication).
• Having a history of other mental health disorders, such as an eating disorder, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and/or anxiety disorder.
• Being gay, a lesbian or transgender, or having variations of genital organs that are not clearly female or male (intersex) in a situation without support.

Depression can take a serious toll on the individual diagnosed and on family and friends. Depression will increase and get worse if not treated, one can develop behavioral, emotional and physical health problems that can negatively impact most aspects of their everyday life.

Difficulties that are affiliated with depression treatment encompass:

• Isolatzon from others
• Feeling suicidal, making suicide attempts or committed suicide
• Self-harm such as cutting different parts of the body
• Can cause issues in family, relationship problems, and difficulty at work and school
• Gaining weight leading to heart disease and/or diabetes
• Abusing drugs and/or alcohol
• Physical illness and pain
• Social phobia, anxiety and panic disorder

Symptoms that stem from major depression can be different for each person. In order to clarify the type of depression our therapist at Inspirational Therapies Depression Treatment in can add one or more specifiers. Definition of specifier is to have depression with distinctive features, is as follows:

• Anxious distress: depression with abnormal restlessness and/or worry about possible circumstances or feeling a loss of control.
• Mixed features: coincides with depression and mania, which is becoming more talkative, increased energy and having a heightened self-esteem.
• Melancholic features: extreme depression with lack of enjoyment of something that used to bring pleasure, irritable mood in the mornings, decrease/increase in appetite, feelings of guilt/shame, agitation and psychomotor movement has slowed.
• Atypical features: an individual can feel happier temporarily, an increased appetite, sensitivity to rejection, feeling weight in the arms and legs and excessive need for sleep.
• Psychotic features: depression can coincide with hallucinations or delusions, which may include personal inadequacy or other negative content.
• Cataonia: depression that includes uncontrollable and pointless movement or fixed and inflexible posture in motor activity.
• Peripartum onset: depression that occurs during pregnancy, weeks or months after delivery (postpartum).
• Seasonal pattern: depression caused by a reduced exposure to sunlight and/or when changes in the seasons have occurred.

The mental health disorders below, involve depression as a symptom. Getting a correct diagnosis is essential to receiving the proper treatment.

• Bipolar I & II: these mood disorders involve major mood swings; going from highs (mania) to lows (depression). It is difficult to differentiate between depression and bipolar disorder at times.
• Cyclothymic disorder: cyclothymic has a lower level of highs and lows unlike bipolar, which is more extreme.
• Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder: this mood disorder in children involves chronic and extreme irritability and anger with repeated angry outbursts.
• Persistent depressive disorder: oftentimes called dysthymia, this is not as severe but is a more chronic kind of depression. It is usually not debilitating, persistent depressive disorder can impair daily functioning and prevent an individual from living a full and happy life.
• Premenstrual dysphoric disorder: depression symptoms that are affiliated with hormonal changes that start a week before and improve within a few days after the onset of the menstrual cycle, and are minimal or gone after the cycle has ended.
• Other depressive disorders: this is depression caused by the use of substances such as illicit/recreational drug use, prescribed medications, side effects or a medical condition.

Psychotherapy is practiced by a therapist, psychologist or psychiatrist and medication are the treatment options available for treating depression. A psychiatrist, nurse practitioner and doctor can prescribe medication to reduce symptoms.

If a person has extreme depression they may need to stay at a hospital, or an outpatient treatment program until the symptoms have decreased. There are many types of medications to help such as, but not limited to Selective Serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), Serotonin-norepinephrine, Tricyclic Antidepressants, Atypical Antidepressants, Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs), and other medications may be added to antidepressants to enhance antidepressant effect. It may take some time to find the right medication, once this is found it will help to decrease the symptoms.

The word psychotherapy encompasses multiple treatment strategies for depression. During psychotherapy sessions with a licensed or trained mental health professional who assists the individual in recognizing and learning how to cope with the triggers of depression. It is also known to be the Best Depression Treatment Post Falls.

Sometimes Depression Treatment Post Falls entails genetic factors or chemicals that are imbalanced in the brain to trigger depression. The physiological and psychological elements of depression are equally important when treating this mental health condition.

How does psychotherapy help with Depression Treatment in Post Falls?

• Learn coping strategies and problem solving skills
• Regain control and pleasure in life
• Get familiar with the behaviors, thoughts that may contribute to emotions and depression.
• Learn how to recognize and be aware of life issues or experiences such as a major illness, a loss in the family, loss of employment or a divorce-that can greatly contribute to depression and then assist with helping people to understand which area of the problems they may be able to solve and improve

What are the types of therapy?

• Individual: this therapy includes one client and the therapist/clinician
• Group: when there are two or more clients that are participating in therapy at the same time. The clients will share their experiences and learn that others may feel the same way and maybe have the same experiences with depression.
• Marital/couples: this type of therapy helps marital couples and intimate partners understand their loved one who has depression, what changes can help, and how to cope.
• Family: plays a key part of the team that assists individuals with depression to get better, it helps for loved ones to understand what their family member is going through and how they can help.

Approaches to Therapy

There are different paths that therapists, clinicians and psychologists take to provide the best depression treatment. The therapist will first develop a therapeutic alliance with the client, which is building rapport and trust. This alliance is crucial regarding therapy because the client must have trust for the therapist they are working with for it to be successful. After this is built the therapist will assess the client while they give information about their depression and then decide what would be the best approach for the client.

Psychodynamic therapy

Psychodynamic therapy is the premise that the client is depressed because of negative and hurtful experiences they have had in their life, which can cause unconscious conflict and what stems from childhood. The main goal of Inspirational Therapies Depression Treatment in is to teach the client how to better cope with their depression symptoms and how to talk about the feelings that contribute or cause their depression. Psychodynamic therapy is done over three to four months, although it can sometimes last years.

Interpersonal therapy

Interpersonal therapy concentrates on the relationships the client has with family and friends, what their interactions and behaviors are like around these people. Communication skills and increasing self esteem is done over a short period of time. This therapy also lasts up to three to four months and usually works well for depression caused by major life events, social isolation, relationship conflict and mourning the loss of a loved one.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, helps clients with depression to recognize and change incorrect apprehensions that they see in themselves and the world. The therapist helps the client to change their faulty thinking by introducing positive thoughts and affirmations. Clients learn the “right” and “wrong” way they perceive about themselves and others.

Therapy tips

Remember, therapy will work best for clients that show up to all of their scheduled sessions. The outcome of therapy depends on the efforts put forth by the client. Therapy requires time, honesty, work and consistency. When you start therapy, work on building some goals with the therapist. It is important to take time to review the progress made with your counselor at Inspirational Therapies Depression Treatment in . It is crucial to be honest with the therapist, to communicate to the therapist if the client does not like the approach chosen or does not like the therapist that is helping them.