Treatments for Depression
Depression treatment options, ranging from traditional medical and psychotherapeutic methods to alternative medical approaches.
Information about the types of depression treatments which are available to you.
Q: Are there any new depression treatments on the way?
Q: I can't afford to get treated for depression? What can I do?
Q: What treatments are available for depression?
Q: Is it true that epilepsy treatments can sometimes help depression?
For those who do not respond to currently existing methods of depression treatment, such as medication, psychotherapy or electroconvulsive therapy, depression can be a painful and disabling disorder. A team of researchers out of Emory University School of Medicine may have found an answer for these treatment-resistant patients with a new therapy called deep brain stimulation.
This article provides a list of depression treatment types that are most commonly used and a description of each.
Q. What do you feel is the best depression treatment? Meds or therapy?
Q. What if the medicine doesn't work and neither does therapy?
Q. What type of doctor should I see for depression treatment?
Perhaps the only thing worse than depression is having depression and not being able to afford treatment. I frequently get letters from those of you who are in just this predicament. I've collected here all of the free and low-cost resources and ideas.
How lack of insurance prevents many from obtaining the treatment they need.
New depression treatment types on the horizon which may be available in the next several years.
Would you drill a hole in your head to get relief from depression? Some people believe this unusual treatment called trepanation has helped them.
