Medications or Psychotherapy for Depression?
Q.Medications or Psychotherapy for Depression?
A.Studies agree that both antidepressants and psychotherapy are effective treatments for depression. There is even agreement that a combination of the two may be more effective than either alone. It may well be that one treatment is likely to be more effective than the other for a particular person. The art and science of psychology and psychiatry are not yet refined enough to be able to predict which treatment will be more effective for a given person. If you are depressed keep these principles in mind. The practitioner that you are seeing may have only certain tools available to him or her. Their recommendation for treatment may have more to do with their training than with any particular knowledge of your situation. The most important point may be that there are a variety of treatments that are effective for depression. It may not matter which treatment your doctor or therapist offers first. If it doesn't work, ask him or her about alternatives. this is not being passed through AOL, send full message with headers to your own ISP regarding Altopia's practice of allowing their customers to stalk and abuse with impunity. The oft-discussed Clinical Practice Guidelines mentioned discussions of Health Care Reform do exist! They are published and distributed free by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (part of the USPHS). So far, about 8 sets of guidelines have been published, consisting of a full explanation of the guidelines, a "quick reference guide" and paient leaflets. As far as I can tell, Guidelines have been published on Acute Pain Management, Urinary Incontinence, Pressure Ulcers, Cataracts, Sickle Cell Disease, Depression in Primary Care, and Early HIV Disease. To get guidelines, call the AHCPR CLearinghouse at 800-358-9295. I assume that these are distributed to health professionals only...
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