There
is today a broad consensus for cognitive
therapy being the most effective psychological
form of treatment for depression.
Cognitive therapy is superior compared
to other therapies when it comes to
treating acute symptoms of depression
and preventing relapses.
Cognitive
therapy for treatment of depression
can focus on
- changing negative
and destructive thought processes
- changing inappropriate
behaviour, which aggravates the
problems
- easing traumatic
experiences and reducing psychological
pain
- activating and
solving problems
- building up
self-worth and social skills
- improving communication
- providing acute
help with suicidal thoughts and
threats of suicide
- reducing the
probability of relapses
One
of the most difficult aspects of depression
is being so low and anxious that you
can't find any way out! You feel helpless
and perhaps think that you cannot
stand life anymore. You cannot see
any prospect of it improving. These
are all symptoms.
Depression
needs to be treated as quickly as
possible. The best treatment is a
combination of anti-depressants and
psychotherapy (cognitive behavioural
therapy). For the medicine increases
your motivation, energy, appetite
and concentration level as well as
helping you distance yourself from
negative thoughts. Your can then benefit
more from the psychotherapeutic treatment.
With
cognitive treatment you will learn
to analyze the connection between
thoughts, feelings, behaviour and
the body's physical reactions.
When
you can analyze the connection between
these, you will find it easier to
relate realistically to what is happening
to you. It will also become easier
for you to react well in a critical
situation.
Advantages
of cognitive treatment
The
best thing about cognitive treatment
is that you learn something, which
you can use throughout your life.
You will learn
- principles of
problem solving
- to distinguish
between symptoms and real events
- to handle life's
difficulties
- to control episodes
of bad and depressed moods
- to regulate
feelings
- to improve your
skills
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