Clinical Depression Can Be Cured - Learn About the Available Treatments
Depression is a mental disorder which affects the way a person thinks, feels and relates to his/ her environment, work and people around them. There are many types of depression, which fortunately are totally curable provided these are diagnosed and treated as early as possible. An early diagnosis is possible only when you are aware about the symptoms that characterize this affliction. Once diagnosed, you will be faced with a choice of treatments. Which one should you choose?
What Are The Available Treatments For Clinical Depression?
There are many types of treatments available today and knowing what these involve would facilitate the healing process better. Sometimes, people need to use more than one such treatment to accelerate the healing. Often, people combine allopathic treatment with alternative medicines or natural remedies for better results - these may work for some and fail for others.
Before you take up any alternative treatment for clinical depression, you should always make it a point to inform your doctor about it. Depression is a very dangerous mental disorder which can be fatal at times; do not take any chances with it. Educate yourself on the available choices and consult with experts in the field before working out a tailor-made healing program.
The clinical depression treatments can be divided into two major groups - (i) medically approved treatments and (ii) alternative medicine and cures. In the first group you would find the following possibilities, as prescribed by the doctor:
1. Medication and psychotherapy - this treatment involves prescribed drugs which would counter the most severe of the symptoms. Side by side there would be sessions of therapy which would help the patient to release the pent-up feelings and emotions which are almost always the cause for the development of clinical depression.
2. The ECT or the electro-convulsive therapy - this is in layman's terms, treatment with the help of electric shock, which sounds quite scary but fortunately has nothing to be scared about. This involves triggering controlled brain convulsions to accelerate healing.
3. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation - this clinical depression treatment is not yet fully developed, but since it has (almost always) met with great success, it is used in stubborn cases. It involves a mild electric current passing through the brain to stimulate the brain cells into proper functioning.
In the second group of treatment you will find some of the following:
1. Yoga - this involves a series of physical and mental exercises which relax both body and mind. The meditation that yoga prescribes in combination with specially advised (by a certified teacher or guru) postures (asanas) have been found very effective in reversing clinical depression in many people.
2. Herbal and home remedies - there are many herbs that act as natural anti-depressants and can provide mental stimulation. Taken in the right combination and proportions, these herbs can also reverse clinical depression completely.
