Treatments for Depressive disorders

Treatment List for Depressive disorders

The list of treatments mentioned in various sources for Depressive disorders includes the following list. Always seek professional medical advice about any treatment or change in treatment plans.

• Psychotherapy
  • Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)
  • Interpersonal therapy (IPT)
• Antidepressant medications
• Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
• Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs)
• Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
• Supportive psychotherapy
• Mood stabilizers
• Anti-seizure medication/anti-convulsants
• Antipsychotics
• Antianxiety medications
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Interpersonal Therapy
• Group therapy
• Mind-Body Techniques - Yoga
• Acupuncture
• Meditation
• Guided Imagery
• Massage Therapy
• Medical evaluation to rule out physiological problems
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Possible medication
• Support groups
• Home visits/Home visitors
• Healthy diet
• Consistent/healthy sleep patterns

Depressive disorders: Is the Diagnosis Correct?

The first step in getting correct treatment is to get a correct diagnosis. Differential diagnosis list for Depressive disorders may include:

• hyperthyroidism
• Thyroid disorder - Cyclothymia
• chronic typhus infection
• more diagnoses...»

Hidden causes of Depressive disorders may be incorrectly diagnosed:

• Familial
• Psychological - Stressful events, as perceived by the individual - job loss, relationship failure, identity change, natural disaster, learned helplessness and hopelessness, extreme feelings, negative thinking patterns.
• Social- Environment influences the disorder 60-80% of the time
• Marital problems - in women it can cause depression because they value intimate relationships so much; for men they may withdraw from the relationship
• Parenting styles
• Fluctuating levels of Serotonin or Cortisol
• more causes...»

Depressive disorders: Research Doctors & Specialists

• Mental Health Specialists:
  • Psychiatry (Mental Health)
  • Addiction Psychiatry
  • Geriatric Psychiatry (Seniors Mental Health)
  • Pediatric / Adolescent Psychiatry (Child/Teen Mental Health)
  • Pediatric Developmental Behavioral Health (Child Behavior Specialist)
  • Psychosomatic Medicine
  • Forensic Psychiatry
• more specialists...»

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Drugs and Medications used to treat Depressive disorders:

Note:You must always seek professional medical advice about any prescription drug, OTC drug, medication, treatment or change in treatment plans.

Some of the different medications used in the treatment of Depressive disorders include:

• Moclobemide
• Alti-Moclobemide
• Apo-Moclobemide
• Manerix
• Novo-Moclobemide
• Nu-Moclobemide
• PMS-Moclobemide

Unlabeled Drugs and Medications to treat Depressive disorders:

Unlabelled alternative drug treatments for Depressive disorders include:

• Fluoxetine - Seasonal Affective Disorder
• Alti-Fluoxetine - Seasonal Affective Disorder
• Apo-Fluoxetine - Seasonal Affective Disorder
• Gen-Fluoxetine - Seasonal Affective Disorder
• Med-Fluoxetine - Seasonal Affective Disorder
• Prozac - Seasonal Affective Disorder
• Prozac Weekly - Seasonal Affective Disorder
• Sarafem - Seasonal Affective Disorder

Latest treatments for Depressive disorders:

The following are some of the latest treatments for Depressive disorders:

• Cognitive behaviour therapy
• Benzodiazepines
• Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
• Fluoxetine
• Sertraline
• Paroxetine
• Amitriptyline
• Imipramine
• Nortriptyline
• Monamine oxidase inhibitors

Hospital statistics for Depressive disorders:

These medical statistics relate to hospitals, hospitalization and Depressive disorders:

• Depressive disorders accounted for 452,224 patient days in hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW Hospital Morbidity Database 2001-02, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• Depressive disorders resulted in 68,450 hospitalisations in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW Hospital Morbidity Database 2001-02, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 0.2% (25,852) of hospital consultant episodes were for depressive episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 93% of hospital consultant episodes for depressive episodes required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• more hospital information...»

Hospitals & Medical Clinics: Depressive disorders

Research quality ratings and patient incidents/safety measures for hospitals and medical facilities in specialties related to Depressive disorders:

• Mental Health -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

Hospital & Clinic quality ratings »

Choosing the Best Treatment Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Depressive disorders, on hospital and medical facility performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Medical news summaries about treatments for Depressive disorders:

The following medical news items are relevant to treatment of Depressive disorders:

• Drug abusers frequently have an undiagnosed mental illness
• Research finds inappropriate treatment of adolescent depression
• The depression treatment Cymbalta is not safe for some to use
• More news »

Discussion of treatments for Depressive disorders:

Medications: NIMH (Excerpt)

Antidepressants are used most often for serious depressions, but they can also be helpful for some milder depressions. Antidepressants are not "uppers" or stimulants, but rather take away or reduce the symptoms of depression and help depressed people feel the way they did before they became depressed. (Source: excerpt from Medications: NIMH)

What to do When a Friend is Depressed: NIMH (Excerpt)

There are a variety of antidepressant medications and psychotherapies that can be used to treat depressive disorders. Some people with milder forms may do well with psychotherapy alone. People with moderate to severe depression most often benefit from antidepressants. Most do best with combined treatment: medication to gain relatively quick symptom relief and psychotherapy to learn more effective ways to deal with life’s problems, including depression. (Source: excerpt from What to do When a Friend is Depressed: NIMH)

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