Treatments for Depressive disorders

Treatment list for Depressive disorders: The list of treatments mentioned in various sources for Depressive disorders includes the following list. Always seek professional medical advice about any treatment or change in treatment plans.

• Psychotherapy
  • Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)
  • Interpersonal therapy (IPT)
• Antidepressant medications
• Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
• Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs)
• Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

Treatment of Depressive disorders: medical news summaries: The following medical news items are relevant to treatment of Depressive disorders:

• The depression treatment Cymbalta is not safe for some to use

Treatments of Depressive disorders discussion: Antidepressants are used most often for serious depressions, but they can also be helpful for some milder depressions. Antidepressants are not "uppers" or stimulants, but rather take away or reduce the symptoms of depression and help depressed people feel the way they did before they became depressed.¹

There are a variety of antidepressant medications and psychotherapies that can be used to treat depressive disorders. Some people with milder forms may do well with psychotherapy alone. People with moderate to severe depression most often benefit from antidepressants. Most do best with combined treatment: medication to gain relatively quick symptom relief and psychotherapy to learn more effective ways to deal with life’s problems, including depression.²

Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Medications: NIMH
2. excerpt from What to do When a Friend is Depressed: NIMH

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