Treatment of Depression

Paper Summary:

This paper analyzes the past, present and future treatments of depression. It analyzes what we have learned about the treatment of depression over the past 150 years and discusses today's methods of treatment. The paper discusses new age therapies and whether they are reliable in comparison to what they state to offer and compared to traditional treatment methods.

Table of Contents:
Abstract
Chapter 1: Introduction
Statement of the Problem
Research Questions
Importance of Study
Scope of Study
Rationale of Study
Chapter 2: Review of Related Literature
Chapter 3: Methodology
Description of the Study Approach
Data-gathering Method and Database of Study
Chapter 4: Data Analysis
Chapter 5: Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations

From the Paper:

"The research showed that depression is a serious illness, associated with significant disability and decreased quality of life. Estimates of those with severe depression who die of suicide are as high as 15 percent, but the good news is, great advances have been made in both the treatment and public awareness of depression and its impact. Increased efforts are being made in the screening of depressed individuals, and in the empirical evaluation of treatment interventions. The research also showed that depression currently ranks fourth among the leading causes of disability worldwide and represents the most common mental health disorder of later life. The research also showed that depression accounts for significant economic burdens, increased mortality due to suicide and medical illnesses, and heightened family and social turmoil. As the world's population continues to age the burden attributable to depression is expected to increase. A growing body of research has also been found for the prediction of depression severity by cumulative exposure to acute and chronic stressors; furthermore, studies with diverse racial and ethnic groups has found that exposure to stressful experiences of discrimination is adversely related to psychological well-being."

Sample of Sources Used:

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• Alpert, Jonathan E. and Maurizio Fava. (2004). Handbook of Chronic Depression: Diagnosis and Therapeutic Management. New York: Marcel Dekker,
• American Psychiatric Association. (2000). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed., text rev.). Washington, DC: Author.
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