Why is Depression beyond Medication? Depression- a term often heard but neglected- terming it as a myth, as an upset mood or sometimes just mood swings! Do you know major depressive disorder affects around 10% of the world population aged 18 and above? Usually, people who are seeking treatment are prescribed 2nd generation antidepressant medicine or therapy, in extreme cases. However, as we have already discussed in our blogs that anti-depressants are not as effective as we used to believe in terms of depression treatment. In fact, some of them are harmful to your health and can be addictive as well.
One study even claims that only 1/3 of the participants are able to reach remission after being prescribed antidepressant medications. Most of the patients are required to try several different drugs in order to see their depression symptoms diminish. The alternative to such medicines is CBTCognitive Behavioural Therapy- an apt solution to treat Depression in adults.
CBT- not the regular talk and discuss therapy CBT is a type of directed and discussion-driven therapy where a depression suffering patient is made to work with one to one trained counsellor. Experts believe that our cognitive abilities have a large impact on our feelings. So a CBT tries to teach people to be aware of what they feel and think and then check whether their notions and ideas are correct. It is important because, though this therapy, it is easy to identify a lot of conditions like depression where patients tend to be negatively biased. Their thoughts are catastrophic and negative than the reality. Through CBT, the therapist tries to be aware of these negative thoughts and help the patient to adjust and adapt in order to feel better. There are a lot of evidence that CBT is effective not only for depression but for a wide range of mental disorders.
Think beyond drugs and supplements