Health Sciences 1001A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Canadian Mental Health Association, Suicide Attempt, Electroconvulsive Therapy
27 Aug 2018
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Most effective treatments for major depression: psychotherapy (self-talk, antidepressant medication. Both treatments can be effective when used alone or in combination: early treatment is highly effective, 80% success rate with self talk in helping children with anxiety, early intervention. Contrasts with the heavy reliance on anti depressive medication alone favoured during the past decade. Recovery within two years is not uncommon, although never assured: relapses, and set back, but depression is one of the most treatable. Typically a form of cognitive-behavioural therapy (cbt) in which the person with depression learns how to recognize and deal with life situations in a constructive fashion. Drug therapy: involves one or more of four classes of anti depressive medications (list in order of most commonly prescribed to least) Mao: can"t be mixed with certain food, thus less prescribed. Saturday, september 30, 2017: effectiveness depends on the individual, highly effective. Other treatments for depression: severe depression: most effective is psychotherapy and depression, physical activity:
