CRITICAL THINKING

1.- TITLE OF THE ARTICLE AND AUTHOR:

Title: Nonpharmacological interventions for depression:
Millions of people worldwide suffer from depression, a serious mental disorder.
The importance of non-pharmacological interventions in the management and
treatment of depression is increasingly recognized, despite the fact that
traditional pharmacological treatments have proven to be effective. These
interventions, which include psychological therapies and lifestyle changes,
provide a comprehensive and complementary approach to improving the mental
health and well-being of people suffering from depression.
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is one of the most popular non-
pharmacological treatments for depression. Negative and distorted thought
patterns that contribute to depression are identified and modified during this
therapy. The therapist and patient work together to uncover the underlying
causes of depression and create methods to change negative thoughts and
behaviors. Behavioral Behavioral Therapy (BTBT) has been shown to be an
effective treatment for depression by giving people the skills and tools to cope
with emotional challenges in a healthier way.
Physical activity and exercise: Regular physical activity and exercise has been
shown to be an effective non-pharmacological treatment for depression.
Exercise causes the release of endorphins, neurotransmitters that make you
feel better and reduce depressive symptoms. Exercise also helps establish
healthy daily routines, improves self-esteem and encourages social interaction.
Moderate physical activity and aerobic exercise have been shown to be
significantly more effective in reducing symptoms of depression and preventing
relapse.
Social support and group therapy: Both interventions are essential in the
management of depression. Interaction with people in similar circumstances
can generate feelings of belonging, understanding and acceptance. In a
supportive environment, sharing experiences, emotions and coping techniques
can help reduce feelings of isolation and foster hope and recovery. In addition,
social support from friends, family and loved ones is essential in preventing and
treating depression because it provides important emotional support.
Non-pharmacological interventions are a comprehensive and complementary
treatment for depression. Effective interventions that can help people overcome
depressive symptoms and improve their quality of life include social support,
physical activity and exercise, transcranial magnetic stimulation therapy, and
cognitive behavioral therapy. It is critical that health professionals and people
suffering from depression consider these interventions as part of a
comprehensive approach to mental health care, taking advantage of their
benefits and combining them with other treatment strategies according to
individual needs.
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Paragraph Main idea details My response

1.- Shows the relevance The effect of It is very real that

Introduction of non- depression on people, depression is a
pharmacological including very big problem
treatments in helping pharmacological and in society and that
against depression. non-pharmacological the use of
treatments, the medication is not
relevance of enough, it also
therapies, lifestyles,helps a lot to rely
mental health. on other types of
activities, I have
experienced it in
my social circle.
2 Describes what Cognitive-behavioral The therapy
therapy is and how it therapy, way of helped me a lot
works to help the working, negative and it is a very
patient change his or thoughts, plus in good tool to
her view of things. depression, changing understand that
negative behaviors, not everything is
emotional skills and real or is not as we
tools. see it, but that it
can always be
better and can be
changed.
3 Physical activity. physical activity and Physical activity
Demonstrates how it aerobic exercise, is the best support,
helps to produce endorphin release, it is true that it
hormones that help the social interactions, helps at
patient feel better and improving self- neurological levels
how it helps to build esteem and healthy and helps to feel
healthy relationships routines. alive and better
and routines. with oneself
leaving the
contempt aside.
4 Leaning on a social Social support and Talking to your
circle helps a lot to group therapy, sense friends, family and
release pain and to feel of belonging, experts helps a lot
loved and listened to understanding and to feel loved and
by others. acceptance, support listened to and
can help decrease much more when
feelings of isolation you receive help
and foster hope and or advice to cope
recovery. with the situation.
 5.- Don't limit yourself to holistic and The use of new
Conclusion medication alone, but complementary strategies to help
also do supportive approach, improve patients with
activities to combat quality of life, depression is
depression. combine medicationimportant because
with recreational medications take
activities. time to work and
do not work the
same for
everyone,
activities would be
tailored to the
individual.
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OUTLINE
This is the structure you will follow to write the Assignment 4, using the table you
created in your critical thinking.
1. SUMMARY PARAGRAPH

Topic sentence (author´s main idea): Shows the relevance of non-

pharmacological treatments in helping against depression.

Supporting detail 1: Describes what therapy is and how it works to help the
patient change his or her view of things.

Supporting detail 2: Physical activity. Demonstrates how it helps to produce

hormones that help the patient feel better and how it helps to build healthy
relationships and routines.

Supporting detail 3: Leaning on a social circle helps a lot to release pain and to
feel loved and listened to by others.
1. RESPONSE PARAGRAPH (usaras la parte de la tabla My response)
Ø Topic sentence (your reaction to the author´s main idea): It is very real that
depression is a very big problem in society and that the use of medication is not
enough, it also helps a lot to rely on other types of activities, I have experienced
it in my social circle.
Ø Supporting detail 1: The therapy helped me a lot and it is a very good tool to
understand that not everything is real or is not as we see it, but that it can always
be better and can be changed.
Ø Supporting detail 2: Physical activity is the best support, it is true that it helps at
neurological levels and helps to feel alive and better with oneself leaving the
contempt aside.
 Ø Supporting detail 3 (optional): Talking to your friends, family and experts helps
a lot to feel loved and listened to and much more when you receive help or
advice to cope with the situation.
Ø Concluding sentence (you can restate your opinion): The use of new strategies to
help patients with depression is important because medications take time to
work and do not work the same for everyone, activities would be tailored to the
individual.
Bibliography
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