I see a Phycologist for depression. I know that is one type but there could be more, sorry i don't know more.
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"The boy's therapist informed him he suffers from severe depression and prescribed an anti-depressant"
A mental health disorder characterised by persistently depressed mood or loss of interest in activities, causing significant impairment in daily life.Possible causes include a combination of biological, psychological and social sources of distress. Increasingly, research suggests that these factors may cause changes in brain function, including altered activity of certain neural circuits in the brain.
You will have to see a psychiatrist to determine if you really are having a clinical depression. The psychiatrist can also tell you the severity of your depression and what you can do about it.
It's not something you can completely "get rid of" but having your child see a therapist to find the root of the depression will help in reducing it.
Usually it is a mental state but you can talk to a doctor or a therapist and be diagnosed with depression.
"The boy's therapist informed him he suffers from severe depression and prescribed an anti-depressant"
A therapist using free association and dream interpretation discovers that as a small child her patient had been left alone by her mother on several occasions and concludes that the patient is experiencing unipolar depression. The therapist is mostly likely from which orientation?
There are many places you can go for the treatment of depression. Starting with your primary care physician is ideal. You can see a psychiatrist, counselor, or a therapist.
Sometimes, with depression, it depends on how chronic the level of depression is before medicine and therapy come into place. In most cases, a doctor will either prescribe an anti-depressant or refer you to a therapist.
The most popular method is to ask your doctor or therapist to give you the "Beck Depression Inventory" This will score you on your level of depression. Only your doctor or psychiatrist is qualified to interpret the results of the Beck test. Keep that in mind.