P picture of severe depression, male, 17, Shi Chaoqun

Severe depression is a relatively serious mental illness.

Self-therapy:

Strengthening physical exercise: Strengthening physical exercise can enhance people’s physical fitness, and After exercising, you can feel relaxed and in charge of yourself, which is helpful in overcoming the loneliness of patients with severe depression. However, before starting to exercise, you must first consult your own psychologist.

Self-psychological suggestion: First, patients with depression should admit that they are mentally depressed, and then learn to identify and record them in a timely manner whenever they have a depressive misunderstanding, and reflect on it.

Expand social interaction: Research shows that people who are good at making friends with others are much happier mentally than those who like to be alone. Therefore, psychologists encourage patients to get out of the house and actively participate in various social group activities, which is very helpful to relax their mood and forget about depression.

Self-therapy for severe depression also includes supplementing food and nutrition, expanding interests and hobbies, etc. However, self-therapy for severe depression requires the cooperation of the patient himself.

Method/Step 2:

Antidepressant drug treatment:

Currently, doctors advocate antidepressant drug treatment as the first choice for the treatment of moderate or above depression. . The doctor will choose the medication based on the medication the patient is taking and the possible side effects. If the patient has suffered from depression before, the doctor will usually recommend taking the same medication as before. If the patient has a family history of depression, the doctor's choice may It is a treatment that works for the patient’s family. When starting treatment, the dosage should not be too large. If there is an effect, the dosage can be gradually increased.

Method/Step 3:

Psychotherapy:

Psychotherapy is a very important treatment method for depression. Mild depression can be treated without antidepressant drugs and relies solely on psychological therapy. While in the treatment of moderate and severe depression, antidepressant drugs are used to control the condition, and psychiatrists generally assist in the implementation of psychotherapy.

Psychotherapy can help people recover from depression in several ways, including cognitive-motor, interpersonal, psychodynamic and other types of "talk therapy."