Psychotherapy Treatment For Depression
Although most psychiatrists believe that all serious depressions are potentially a "chemical imbalance," an important element in depression is life experience, and life difficulty. Psychotherapy ("talk therapy") is an important strategy to help many depressions improve.
We often combine psychotherapy sessions with medication treatment of depression, as well as other "biologic" treatments such as TMS. Not only does life experience itself influence depressive symptoms, but often patients need to learn better coping styles to deal with the effects of depression on their families and their lives.
There are many different types of psychotherapies: individual sessions, couples therapy, group therapy, and sometimes even family therapy sessions. As part of a comprehensive review of your depressive symptoms, we will explore what type of psychotherapy may add an important positive dimension to your treatment.
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