What is the best treatment for depression?

The first means of treatment is medication, that is, antidepressant medication. Nowadays, there are a lot of effective drugs with fewer side effects used to treat depression, so medication is a very important means of treating depression.

The second means of treatment for depression is psychotherapy, in which there are many schools and methods of psychotherapy. Existing medical research has found that cognitive-behavioral therapy is very effective in the treatment of depression. In addition, there is another kind of therapy called interpersonal relationship therapy. The effect of these two psychotherapeutic methods is more recognized by all parties.

The third type of treatment is called physical therapy, and this therapy is electroconvulsive therapy. This treatment treats depression by energizing the patient, causing a phenomenon similar to electrolysis of oxygen, which is de-electrified through the brain. This treatment is a more effective treatment for patients with severe suicidal ideation and suicidal behavior. Of course, nowadays electroconvulsive therapy has been improved and is done only after anesthesia inside the hospital, so safety can be guaranteed.

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Traditional treatments, regardless of whether they are used for suicidal ideation or behavior, are more effective. p>Traditional treatments, whether herbal medicine or soup or acupuncture, are effective in the treatment of depression, especially for mild and moderate depression, the effect will be more significant. Of course, if the treatment of mild depression is not very good, we must go to a specialized hospital in time, a large number of clinical cases show that the effect of Western medicine is more significant than traditional Chinese medicine.

The problem of recognizing and treating depression has been a major concern in the field of depression prevention and treatment for many years. Because the recognition rate of depression is relatively low, the state and the government have attached great importance to it, and there are 10-year action plans and 20-year action plans, and a lot of popularization of depression and mental health has been done in various aspects.

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