Clinical Depression( Acute Depression)
Clinical depression or acute depression is a pronounced mental disorder that manifests itself throughout the day and can last for a long time. This mental disorder requires urgent specialist intervention. About 25% of people on the planet experience in their lives at least one attack of acute depression. This disease affects all segments of the population
Signs of depression
Symptoms of clinical( acute) depression are: depression and feeling of uselessness;Longing and sleep disturbances( intermittent poor-quality sleep);Feeling guilty because of the meaninglessness of existence;Unreasonable constant anxiety for their loved ones, for the future and foreboding of disaster;Search for diseases in yourself and the emergence of fears;A violation of appetite and the occurrence of psychosomatic disorders;Disorders of the gastrointestinal tract and joint pain;Migraine and skin diseases;Reduction of energy potential, sexual attraction and poorly organized activity;Fussiness, excitement and irritability;Suicidal thoughts and intentions
Treatment of clinical depression
The main role in the treatment is given to the medicament method in special clinics. And the selection of medicines is strictly individual. Self-medication, suffering from a mental disorder can only do harm. The psychiatrist will determine the severity of the depressive condition and prescribe the appropriate treatment. The effect of treatment should be supported by the work of a psychotherapist and psychologist, because acute depression differs from other mental disorders from the underlying cause hidden in the depths of the subconscious( fears, psychological traumas, unfinished relationships, negative experiences).The doctor's task is to discover the root causes, get to the depths of the subconscious, take them outside and teach the patient to control the situation, helping to be self-confident, by strengthening self-esteem and self-worth. Psychologists, helping people out of depression work combining several methods( behavioral psychotherapy, humanistic psychotherapy, psychoanalysis).Interesting methods to change the sensations in the body, as a solution to psychological problems. The psychologist teaches patients to change their habitual facial expressions, their gait, position of the body in different situations to achieve a result in the fight against depressive disorder. Learning to remove overexertion is the main task at the first stage of treatment for depression. Special trainings are a good help in this case. Their essence lies in the ability to copy the behavior of healthy, happy people( straightened back and shoulders, high-raised head, smile) until it becomes the norm.
Auxiliary methods in the treatment are massage, art therapy, bibliotherapy. Psychotherapy gives the result provided that the patient is ready for cooperation and wants to be cured as soon as possible.
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