Treatment for Depression

The Psychotherapy Model views depression as a normal response to human experience and survival. Rather than medicating the depression away as a permanent solution, the Psychotherapy Model approaches a person's depression with intense curiosity in an effort to help the person to understand and heal the source of the depression. Through the process of focusing internally a person can understand, unravel, and transform their depression. Psychodynamic approaches often view depression as a defense mechanism, a form of coping or self-protection which relies on "giving up" or "shutting down" to avoid greater emotional risk. And there are other psychological and emotional reasons for depression. Whatever the cause, depression can be improved, if not resolved completely, with therapy. Indeed, research shows that some people may be more predisposed than others to develop depression in response to life events. The familial inheritance identified in depression is both genetic and learned. Whether one is predisposed to depression or not, there is nonetheless a great benefit in addressing depression with therapy.