Depression
Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy, often in combination with anti-depressant and/or anti-anxiety medication, can be very helpful. Therapists are able to assist people with clinical depression in:
- working through and understanding their illness, feelings, and relationships
- learning to cope more effectively with stress and their life situation.
The benefits to the patient are best attained when the primary care physician maintains a close relationship with the individual's psychiatrist or psychologist. Such a working relationship maximizes the quality of patient care and provides the most powerful approach to the management of depression.
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