TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION

Treatment includes:

Drug therapy.

Psychotherapy.

Electroshock treatment

The doctor may be able to treat some cases of depression but sometimes the case may need a psychologist in addition to the doctor.

The patient must have a positive role in the treatment of his depression he should share in the treatment, so he will decide with his doctor the way of preferred treatment, and the most appropriate treatment to him considering side effects of the treatments and Treatment costs.

Sometimes the treatment of depression become so difficult and requires the doctor to ask the family member to share in it by providing 24 hours supervision until the patient become fully cured and able to take decisions.

The drug that is used for the treatment of depression:

There are a lot of drugs that I used for the treatment of depression, but usually, depression needs psychotherapy beside drug therapy.

Most of the antidepressant drugs have a positive effect in the treatment but some of these drugs can cause a dangerous side effect.

Usually, the first choice for the psychiatrist is to treat the patient by a generation of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors which have fewer side effects and better prognosis.

The second choice is treating the patient with a generation of drugs called monoamine oxidase inhibitor.

Let's know about side effects of antidepressant drugs:

These side effects are not very bad and you will have no need to stop it because of its side effects. And these side effects usually disappear after some weeks of treatment.

You should know that patient with depression may require hospitalization, and if we can treat him with the same level of success in the hospital so there is no need for hospitalization.

From the main reasons that make doctors decide that the patient requires hospitalization is when the patient can't care about himself or he may kill himself or someone else.

How can we protect ourselves from depression?

Honestly, there are no specific ways that can protect us from depression, but managing your anxiety, self-confidence and appreciating yourself can be ways of protection, also the support from family and friends, especially in disasters are considered protection ways.

The earlier treatment of depression is needed to protect from the bad symptoms of it.

Some people preferred to be treated by alternative medicine like through yoga, massage, and meditation.