An integrated approach to the treatment of depression
An integrated approach to the treatment of depression
depression, anxiety, phobias and mental health appear in the media almost every day and it seems that depression quickly becomes one of the biggest problems in society. These diseases increasingly affect people who live in the modern world, and research has led to estimates that at least 17% of the adult population have or will have a depression of sufficient clinical severity to justify treatment. A special national report by the Institute for Mental Health on Depressive Disorders from 1973 found that 75 % of all psychiatric hospital admissions are eliminated on depression and that 15 % of all adults between 18 and 74 years of age can suffer from significant depressive symptoms in a certain year. Current studies indicate that the lifetime risk of depression in an adult population could be up to 30 %.
Together with the increasing incidence of depression, the use of prescription drugs for the treatment of the disease has increased explosively, but recent reports have questioned whether they are effective or actually only cause problems for the patient. Accordingly, there is a growing interest in finding a new approach to treating these conditions. Through my training in clinical psychology and psychotherapy, I am able to integrate many of the common practices. However, the more I worked with individuals and groups, I found that the integration of the oriental -inspired approaches that I had learned in India was able to achieve much more effective and sustainable results in a shorter time.depression understand
In psychiatry, depression is called an affective disorder. Memory disorders have been known to humans since antiquity; King Saul describes the Old Testament as suffering from severe depressive episodes. However, the term includes a broad spectrum of emotions that ranges from deep depression to limitless high spirits and mania, and therefore it can be very difficult to understand the behavior of people with depression.
All people experience a number of emotions and in general they are a healthy part of life and the feeling of corresponding emotions contributes positively to our well -being. However, there are two main types of emotions; Firstly affective emotions, in other words a short -lived emotional reaction to an event, and secondly the mood that is a persistent and dominant emotional reaction that color the entire psychological life.
More than 90% of depressive people experience persistent moods of sadness, discouragement or the feeling of no longer interested. However, in order to classify someone with a severe depressive episode, clinicists are looking for five or more of the following symptoms that have occurred in the past two weeks. There should also be a noticeable change in the previous function, whereby at least one of the symptoms is either a depressive mood or a loss of interest or joy.
Symptoms:
1. Depressive mood most of the day.
2. Significantly reduced interest or pleasure in all or almost all activities most of the day.
3. Significant weight loss if no diet is made, or weight gain, for example. A change of more than 5% of the body weight in one month. Or a decrease or increase of the appetite almost daily.
4. Insomnia (insomnia) or hypersomnia (excessive sleep) almost daily.
5. Psychomotor excitement or retardation almost daily.
6. Almost every day fatigue or energy loss
7. Feeling of worthlessness or excessive or inappropriate guilt
8. Reduced ability to think or concentrate or indecisiveness
9. Recurring thoughts of death
Not a single random factor was identified why people become depressed. Research indicates many factors that seem to contribute to its development, including genetics, biochemical changes and personality theories. Several research has reported results that indicate that relatives of patients with severe depressive disorders have a higher prevalence of depression than people in the general population. Other research has focused on biochemical correlates of depression and examined the role of chemicals that transmit nerve impulses from one neuron to another in the brain. While several theories in connection with depression were developed in relation to personality types.
My experience as a doctor made me see every customer as an individual whose needs require personal support. Man is a complex creature, the health and well-being of which depend on a balance in all dimensions of his life, from physical health to behavioral, energy and even environmental aspects.
Treatment of depression
Conventional Western medicine in general treats with medication, e.g. TRIZYCLICHE, heterocyclic antidepressants and the new SSRT medication. The most common psychological therapies for the treatment of depression are individual psychotherapy, group psychotherapy and cognitive behavioral therapy. Eastern psychotherapy integrates eastern methods such as meditation, yoga, pranic or energy, healing, mantra and sound healing with elements of traditional psychotherapy developed in the West. When treating depression and other mental illnesses, it is important to look for the causal factors and to research the problems with Ayurvedic principles and to recognize the spiritual component. Sometimes it can also be appropriate to study the astrological diagram of the treated person in order to gain a better understanding of the influences that influence the individual, and the gemstone therapy, which is a generally accepted practice in many parts of Asia, can be recommended.
Treatment of diseases such as depression, addiction and fear is undoubtedly improved by the use of complementary techniques. The value of the search for the help of experts who have worked with both approaches is that you can choose the right choice of treatment for everyone. Orthodox techniques often treat the symptoms effectively, but eastern practices can be more helpful in the underlying causes. A therapist who understands the personal needs of each individual is better able to offer him a strengthening approach for his illness. For some, the focus may be on traditional western methods, but for others accelerated and positive results can be achieved by combining the best of East and West in an integrated treatment program.
With an integrated approach to treating depression, most people can benefit within 3 or 4 sessions, sometimes even less, depending on their illness. With every therapeutic approach, it is important to ensure that the clients do not get dependent on the treatment or only enjoy a temporary rest because the underlying causes were not treated.
case study
Miss K, a 35-year-old woman, did not respond to conventional treatment. A holistic approach included energy and environmental reviews as well as its medical background. She had suffered from depression for five years that had been particularly serious in the previous six months. She took antidepressants and had several consulting meetings that did not like it.
The evaluation at an energetic level showed some blockages in the cardiac and solar plexus chakras. The area at home was dark and dark, with black and gray being its main colors; There was no energy flow.
It was recommended to try a combination of energy therapies including Reiki and music/mantra treatments, along with some suggestions for changes in the home environment. She also used a vegetable remedy (St. John's wort), massage and acupuncture and began with six sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy. Her program lasted six months, but it reacted very well and has been free of depression for more than a year and reports that she generally feels comfortable, is active in active life and personal development.
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November 2008
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