DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY TREATMENT

Anxiety and depression come in all shapes and sizes. It can be an occasional social apprehension and nervousness, a daily sickening worry that torments you, a home-bound agoraphobia, or a sudden full-blown panic attack. Anxiety can negatively impact one's daily life, career, relationships, goals, and aspirations, bringing on depression, self-doubt, and low self-esteem. Anxiety and depression can lead to the feeling that one is crazy or slowly going that way, making day-to-day life miserable.

 

As with any mental health concerns, treatment should be tailored to a specific diagnosis. A treatment plan for a diagnosis of anxiety and/or depression disorder should help a person manage and reduce the symptoms of both disorders, often simultaneously. Several forms of psychotherapy are effective, like Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). Both DBT and CBT assist with mindfulness and work to replace negative and unproductive thought patterns with more realistic and useful ones.

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As a provider of anxiety & depression rehab in NZ, our programme focuses on taking specific steps to overcome these disorders. Treatment often involves facing one's fears as part of the pathway to recovery. Psychoeducation, Interpersonal therapy, and problem-solving therapy are also effective.

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Alongside treatment, medications can also be useful for a time. It's important to point out that symptoms of depression and anxiety can often occur together. Research shows that both disorders respond to treatment with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) medications.