What will help?
One of the hardest things about depression is feeling so down and anxious that you can't see a way out of the situation.
But you can help to make things better. The following shows how:
What helps the most?
While different things help different people in different ways when it comes to depression, we have chosen to set out those approaches that generally help:
Care
Depression is a difficult illness.
When you are depressed you need to be treated with care and understanding.
You also need help to keep your spirits up - it's important that you keep going until you get better.
Your family and friends are an important source of support.
Professional help
You may also need professional help, as this will give you the ability to analyse and learn how to cope with depression.
Medication often helps people to get through their illness and may be necessary for you to be able to work with psychological problems in connection with being depressed.
When you are suffering from depression you should be offered antidepressants as part of your treatment.
The doctor will decide on an appropriate medication and deal with the prescription, dosage, length of treatment and information about side effects.
Psychological treatment may work better if medication helps to increase your motivation, energy, appetite, concentration and ability to distance yourself from negative thoughts.
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