Treating Depression

Depression is more than just being sad. Depression is a real illness and carries with it a high cost in terms of relationship problems, family suffering and lost work productivity.

People with depression may experience:

A lack of interest and pleasure in daily activities

Significant weight loss or gain

Insomnia or excessive sleeping

Lack of energy

Inability to concentrate

Feelings of worthlessness or excessive guilt

Recurrent thoughts of death or suicide

Depression is the one of the most common mental disorder. Fortunately, depression is treatable with therapy.

What you can do?

 Seek the right kind of social support – social isolation increases the risk of depression.

 Exercise helps keep your psyche fit – exercise is an effective, cost-effective treatment for depression and may help in the treatment of other mental disorders.

 Getting Help

Depression and How Psychotherapy Can Help People Recover

Depression is a highly treatable with psychotherapy, coping and cognitive-behavioural techniques.