Individual Psychotherapy for depression
Depression may be caused by physiological, personality and circumstancial factors (which may precipitate the condition, such as early or recent stress and the inability to cope with such).
Symptoms that have occured for at least two weeks include experiencing a depressed mood and loss of interest in daily activities, which makes it difficult to function. This may be accompanied
by feeling sad and empty, tearfulness, lack of enjoyment in previous interests, sleeping more or less than usual, having less energy and changes in dietary habits, worthless and guilty feelings,
concentration problems and possible thoughts of suicide.
One of the most commonly used ways of dealing with depression is individual psychotherapy. The treatment of depression through Individual psychotherapy involves:
1)The patient learning about themselves and understanding the behavior contributing to depression
2)Understanding the ways of thinking that allow for depression to continue. Challenging their thoughts
3)Learning coping mechanisms
Depression is a disorder more complex than it looks or sounds , so does its treatment.
for more information speak to Shane Pienaar du Bruyn (D.Phil Psychology, UP), your Certified Psychologist in Centurion