Depression FAQ

What is depression?
Depression, mental illness characterized by mood disorder

What are the main symptoms of depression?
The main symptoms of depression include : bleak, distress, loss of a sense of fun. The lack of interest. The inability to concentrate, impaired memory. Failure to decide haunting return to the same issues. Fear (in theory or indeterminate), the internal concern, anxiety. The sense of fatigue, lack of energy. Sleep Disorders. Loss of appetite, loss of weight. The lack of sexual interest. The sense of pressure, gravity in the abdomen and chest. Fruits symptoms (dry mouth, constipation, sweating, etc.).

What if your friend / family member has depression?
Nor should we ignore the complaints prohibit patient depression. Do not flat and consoling words or podbadrivani trivial. Do not attempt to exhilarate patient. Stress bar depressed state, instilling hope of ending depression. Do not call to manifestations of the will of the patient, do not speak to him. Do not make the patient feel helpless and vinovatam man. Not prizawaite to such virtues as faith, or a sense of responsibility. Free depressive patient of the need to take action, especially very important. Enter themselves with a sick quietly, smoothly and confidently. They organise congregation to a doctor and the patient soprovozdeite Razgeorgite patient about his personal and business contacts. Do not alter the fundamental habits patient. There currently sick leave, especially if there is no express depression. Showcase your sympathy and understanding, patient stay in his own immediate and real challenges. Pay attention to the patient what he can do, do not let ourselves with the triumphant tone. Keep track of the regular guardian of the patient, frequency distribution of the pattern of the day is to allow the patient in the morning zalezivalsa in bed, go to bed early and remained one. Be sure that the patient care for themselves. Do not reproach and comments. Try to stimulate breathing patient. Not upominyte on past successes patient. Do not play yourself patient, ask for help from a professional psychiatrist.

How to treat depression?
Current treatment involves depression : Using biological methods of therapy (primarily psihofarmakologicak of drugs). The prerequisite for the effectiveness of the therapy is cooperation with the doctor : strict adherence to the prescribed therapy, the frequency of visits to a doctor, a detailed, candid account of his status and life difficulties. Psychotherapy (individual, group and family) is not an alternative, but a major addition to medication for depression. Unlike medication therapy is a more active role in patient therapy. Psychotherapy helps patients to develop the skills of emotional regulation in the future to better cope with the crisis without exposing a depression.

As usual constraint on psihoterpevticescro s help?
Low awareness of the fact that such therapy. Fear devoting foreign rights in the personal, intimate experience. Scepticism that the chat can be significant health effects. The notion that psychological difficulties to the deal and a call to another person is a sign of weakness.

Help of the loved ones in overcoming depression.
Support loved ones, even when the patient does not express interest in it is very important to overcome depression. In that respect, it may be to provide the following tips relatives of patients : Remember that depression is a disease, which need sympathy, but it coem must be immersed in a disease with patients, sharing their pessimism and despair. You have to be able to maintain some emotional distance, all the time recalling a patient and that the depression is fleeting emotional state. Studies have shown that depression is particularly unfavorable place of families where there is a lot of criticism of the patient. Try to make it clear the patient that his condition is not his fault, but enough that he needs help and treatment. Try not to focus on a loved one and bring positive emotions in their lives and the lives of families. If possible, try to involve the patient in a useful activity, rather than keep them out of business.