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PSYCOTERAPHY OR TALK THERAPHY FORDEPRESSION
Psychotherapy or talk therapy offers people the opportunity to identify the factors that contribute totheir 
depression
and to deal effectively with the psychological, behavioral, interpersonal andsituational causes. "Talking" therapies help patients gain insight into and resolve their problemsthrough verbal exchange with the therapist, sometimes combined with "homework" assignmentsbetween sessionsIt involves verbal and nonverbal communication about thoughts, feelings, emotions and behaviorsin individual, group or family sessions in order to change unhealthy patterns of coping, relieveemotional distress and encourage personality growth and improved interpersonal relations.For people with mild to moderate depression, it may be effective on its own. But many people withmajor depression do better with treatment that combines psychotherapy and antidepressantmedication.Common factors in psycotherapy:
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Listening - by listening intently, the therapist shows concern for the patient's problem andbegins to develop the helping relationship in which the patient feels understood.
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The theapeutic relationship - this is generally thought to be the most important of thecommon factors in psycotherapy. However, it may become too intense with resultingproblems.
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Release of emotion - Emotional release can be helpful at the begining of treatment, butrepeated release is seldom useful. Intense and rapid emotional release is caled abreaction.
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Advice and guidance - these are part of all psychotherapy. In brief therapies, the advice andguidance is given directly; in long-term treatments the patient is made to seek the answers,but may still be guided - less obviously - in deciding which are right.
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Providing information - Distressed patient's may remember little of what they have been toldabout their condition because their concentration is poor. Information should be as simpleas possible and expressed clearly. It may be necessary to explain important points morethan once, or write them down.Psychotherapy can be a very useful way of resolving emotional and interpersonal problems but itdoes requires a commitment of your time and energy:
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depression,
 
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mood disorders,
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anxiety disorders,
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eating disorders,
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problems associated with abuse of alcohol or drugs
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problems related to life circumstances and events, such as loss and grief, maritaldifficulties, abuse or traumatic events, or dealing with aging parents or adolescent children,
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sexual disorders,
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sleep disorders,
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difficulties in developing intimate relationships,
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disorders involving disruptions in the functions of consciousness, identity, and memory,
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personality disorders.In the case of severe mental illness such as schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders,psychotherapy is frequently used to help patients understand and manage their illness. Armed withthis understanding, the patient is more likely to remain in treatment and thus to avoid relapse.There are a wide number of different types of effective therapeutic approaches utilized for thetreatment of depression today. Many forms of psychotherapy, including some short-term (10-20week) therapies, can help depressed individuals.Both individual and group modalities are commonly used, depending upon the severity of thedepressive episode and the local resources within an individual's community. ProfessionalPsychotherapy/Counselling utilises Counselling, Psychotherapeutic, and Psychological theories,and a set of advanced interpersonal skills which emphasise processes of facilitation. Suchprocesses are based on an ethos of respect for clients, their values, their beliefs, their uniquenessand the right to self-determination.Various methods of psychotherapy can help depression, including:
Rational Emotive Therapy
Our thoughts and the way we think influence our feelings. Lets take some examples:
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If you feel you are stupid and incompetent, you grew with the feel of worthlessness andbecome indecisive and self-critical.
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If you think people doesn't like you, you feel depressed and socially withdrawn. You are
 
disappointed.
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If you think you should have help to do something, you might feel inadequate and becomedependent.
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If you feel nothing will work out for you, you feel sad or passive and you stop trying.No doubt there are connections between thoughts and feelings and/or actions.Introduction on Rational Emotive Therapy:Rational-Emotive 
therapy
(RET) is built on the belief that how we respond emotionally at anymoment depends on our interpretations, views, beliefs, thoughts, etc. of the situation. To phrase itdifferently, the things we think and say to ourselves, cause our positive or negative emotions.The principle of this Rational-Emotional therapy is the relationship between thinking, feeling andaction. It is an analysis model: what is going on? It has self-control procedures. This helps you inbecoming able to easily influence the situation. You can gain insight in certain way of thinking.Belief against which Rational Emotive Therapy (RET) works.Some of the beliefs which cause the trouble are as follows:
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It is necessary for an adult to be loved or approved by everyone for everything he does.
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Certain acts are wrong, wicked and that people who perform them should be severelypunished.
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One needs one stronger than oneself on which to rely instead of standing on one's own twofeet.
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One should be thoroughly competent, adequate, intelligent, and achieving in all respectsinstead of looking at oneself as an imperfect being.
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If something once affected one's life it should always affect it instead of learning fromexperiences.
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It is important to our existence what other people do instead of realizing people'sdeficiencies are their own problems.
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One has no control over his emotions and can not help feeling certain things instead of accepting the control we can have over our lives.
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Unhappiness is externally caused and forced on one by outside people and events.
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If something is fearsome or dangerous one should be terribly concerned about it instead of facing it head on.
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It is easier to avoid than face life difficulties and self responsibilities instead of lookingdirectly at the problem.
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