Clinical Depression
Depression is a more commonly used term to refer to the Major depressive disorder or clinical depression which is a mental illness that is known to be affecting 300 million people across the world. According to the WHO statistics, India is the most depressed country in the entire world. Even though it’s common and also serious mental health issue, it is treatable through psychotherapy and medication. In order to work through depression, we need to know about the common symptoms and reach out to a mental health professional.
Symptoms
The symptoms can look different for everyone but it is crucial to understand the common symptoms associated with depression. The symptoms must be experienced for at least two weeks and affecting your functioning for you to be diagnosed with depression.
Therapy
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Psychodynamic Therapy
Mindfulness based Cognitive Therapy
Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
Animal-assisted therapy
How are you feeling today ?
You can ask these questions to yourself and if you say “Yes” to most of these, you should seek the expertise of a mental health professional and navigate through clinical depression with psychotherapy and medication, if needed.
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Do you feel sad most of the day?
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Do you enjoy the things you used to enjoy and find pleasure in before?
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Do you sleep too much or too little every day?
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Have you recently noticed significant weight loss o weight gain?
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Do you feel tired and low on energy most of the time?
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Do you have thoughts related to death?
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Do you struggle with concentration on your day-to-day tasks?
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