PSY240H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Vagus Nerve Stimulation, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Schizophrenia
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Treatments for mood disorders : psychotherapy , cognitive behaviour therapy (cbt) originally developed as cognitive therapy. Cbt is a structured form of treatment it focus on what can be done in the present to address depression-producing ways of thinking and behaving. Cbt tends to challenge negative thinking in an effort to reduce the symptoms of depression. Some of the more common techniques used by cognitive-behavioural therapists include: activity scheduling, thought records, and. Interpersonal therapy (ipt) it focuses on the disruptions that occur in the person"s interpersonal world as a result of depression. Its short and structured treatment and focus only in interpersonal issues in depression. The therapist examines four areas of intervention: interpersonal disputes, role transitions, grief, and interpersonal deficits: mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (mbct) it combines cbt with mindfulness exercises to improve awareness and tolerance of dysphoric habits, pharamcotherapy: Medications to treat depression : tricyclics first drugs to be used for specifically treating depression.
