“How do you approach treating patients with depression?”

Treatment for depression often involves therapy (like CBT), antidepressants (SSRIs or SNRIs), lifestyle changes, and support from loved ones. A combination is often the most effective.
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I use a mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral therapy approach. I teach clients how to become more aware of their depressive thoughts and have space to assess whether these thoughts are helpful. In creating this space, clients can then choose what thought or action will be more helpful to them. This teaches clients that they have control over their depression and counteracts feelings of helplessness and hopelessness.

Depends on cause. Some just need sunlight and activity some require medication.

A treating professional needs to have a clear picture of the various features of your, partly in order to develop a treatment approach. He or she needs to insure that the biologic components are treated, but also the psychological and interpersonal factors. If you have any suicide inclinations, he needs to help you manage them so that can get past the depression. Likewise he needs to help you deal with whatever interferences iin daily life are happening.

We always start with comprehensive psychiatric evaluation to understand the patient's particular challenges and obstacles that may be contributing to their depression. Given that their are many causes of depression that we need to consider, this is the safest and fastest way to help someone understand the factors that could be contributing to their depression. Once psychiatric causes are identified to be the primary cause we aprach with a combination of evidence based medication interventions that can be as simple as once a day antidepressant regimens ranging to the more intensive options with adjunctive medications or even interventional measures like transcranial magnetic stimulation or intranasal ketamine. We also look to connect patient's to comprehensive support measures like a great therapist who can provide psychotherapy and even dieticians or other medical providers to help with their other contributing challenges.

Patients presenting with depression usually benefit from being treated with medication management services coupled with weekly individual and/or family therapy.

There is no general answer to this question it depends on an individual patient's issues, symptoms, circumstances Vesna Pirec M.D. Ph.D. PMH-C Pirec Psychiatric Services Adjunct Assistant Professor Dept. of Psychiatry; University of Illinois at Chicago Assistant Professor Dept. of Psychiatry; Rush University Medical School website: https://www.drpirec.com/ telepsychiatry link: https://v.ringcentral.com/join/777526090 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: E-mail is not a secure form of communication; therefore confidentiality cannot be assured. The information contained in this email message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information, or Protected Health Information as such term is defined under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, copying or distribution is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you believe you have received this email in error, please contact the sender by reply email and delete all copies of the original message, including attachments.

What does depression "look like" for you? Is it not wanting to get up and do things? Or low mood? Trouble sleeping? There can be various symptoms or reasons. I look at what is interfering with a person's life. We work toward noting where a person knows what is right, but doesn't feel right. I use an eye movement approach called Accelerated Resolution Therapy and Behavioral activation along with standard talk/cognitive therapy. It all about being functional again!

First, wanting treatment for your depression is an important first step. Their are many apptoaches to the treatment of depression depending on the severity and history, medication, psychotherapy or a combination might be most appropriate. I would recommend scheduling an initial evaluation with a board certified psychologist or psychiatrist. Based on the particular type of depression you are experiencing they will develop a treatment plan for you. Best wishes to you. Dr. John Dsurney