Treatment for depression doesn’t have to come in a pill. If you have depression, you’re faced with the decision of what type of treatment will be best for you. Different types of psychotherapy and many alternative therapies can be effective in treating depression and its symptoms–often without major side effects. Explore this section to hear how the experts go about treating depression, learn about psychotherapy and alternative treatments and why their popularity is growing, and hear a discussion about how culture and depression interact.
What do the experts say?
Listen to a health psychologist, a clinical psychologist, a psychiatrist and a family doctor discuss their methods for treating depression. <<Watch the video>>
There are other options.
Dr. James Gordon, founder and director of the Center for Mind-Body Medicine and author of Unstuck:Your Guide to the Seven Stage Journey out of Depression–and Harvard-trained psychiatrist–discusses alternative therapies for depression and why their popularity is growing. <<Listen to the interview>>
Psychotherapy
There are many different types of psychotherapy. Cognitive behavioral therapy is a common and effective treatment for depression. <<Read more>>
Alternative therapies for depression
Though they are understudied compared to drugs, several alternative therapies have shown promise in the treatment of depression. Perhaps their largest draw is that while it can be unclear whether or how much they help, they usually don’t hurt. <<Read more>>
The culture of depression and treatment
Dr. Mac Baird, professor and head of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Minnesota, discusses the American culture surrounding depression diagnosis and treatment–-and how that differs from the rest of world’s. <<Watch the interview >>
Who should I go to?
Learn more about the difference between psychology, psychiatry and family medicine, and what type of training each receives for treating depression. <<Watch the video>>
