Okay. So I've talked about depression, symptoms, types, blah blah blah. But I havent said anything about getting over your depression. Does it just go away? No. So, how do you get better? Like any illness, there are several treatment options. Problem is, a lot of people don't get the proper treatment. They think they aren't depressed and actually suffering from a serious mental illness. Or, they ignore the problem, because they are too disabled to reach out for help or they think it will go away by itself. So. Saying you are reaching out for help, where do you go?
Options:
1) See a psychiatrist, psychologist or other specialist. For some cases, this is enough to treat the depression and recover from it. Sometimes, just letting everything out, thats been bottled up is enough. Talking it through and performing certain exercises and such helps. Also, the specialist can prescribe antidepressants or other treatment if they feel it is necessary.
2) Electro-shock Therapy (ETC) (also known as Electroconvulsice therapy). During this treatment, electrically induced seizures are created to cause theraputic effects in patients. First introduced in the 1930s, now almost 1 million people (worldwide) recieve ETC for major depression, biopolar disorder and more. There are several theories as to how this treatment helps. One is that this treatment may "change the way the brain receptors recieve important mood-related chemicals, such as serotonin and dopamine and norepinephrine" (http://www.electroboy.com/electroshocktherapy.htm). Another is that it might cause "memory loss and disorientation that creates a temporary illusion that problems are gone" (http://www.electroboy.com/electroshocktherapy.htm). This is generally used as a second option, if other treatment has not worked.
3) Antidepressants. see next posting
By the way. There are probably way more treatments out there. But this I dont feel like looking them all up and since I already have the needed length in this posting for my class, I'm going to stop typing. :D
http://www.electroboy.com/electroshocktherapy.htm
www.wikipedia.org
6 comments:
wow you lucked out sounds alot like bionews last year lol well anyway at least its really good factual information mrs hurt would be proud lol
I don't blame people from not getting the proper treatment, if I was depressed, I don't know how to reach out to someone without being embarassed. ETC sounds like an electrifying way to help reduce depression, with over 1 million people receiving it, it maybe 1 of teh better alternatives to depression. I don't know how comfortable I would feel on a couch talking to a phychiatrist, or psychologist.
I would definitely want to get help if I suffered from depression but i don't think I would get Electro-shock Therapy, it doesn't seem safe. I think I would try to find another treatment.
I would be hard to go get help from someone if you know that you are depressed. I dont agree with getting the electifed shock treatment that just seems wrong!
this is quality information about depression. which depression is usually sad, but the color of your blog could keep anyone from being depressed.
AHHHHH!!! Electro-Shock Therapy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! meep!!!!! I don't care how depressed i would not want to have a seizure to get over it. My mom's friend had one and she couldn't function properly by herself for months.
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