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What are effective non-pharmacological treatments for depression?
Non-pharmacological treatments for depression include cognitive behavioural therapy, naturopathic therapy, biological interventions, physical activity interventions, light therapy, sleep deprivation, structured self-help, guided self-help, exercise therapy, bibliotherapy, cognitive behavior therapy, short-term psychodynamic supportive psychotherapy, and interpersonal psychotherapy.
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“Besides pharmacological treatment options non pharmacological biological interventions are available. Electroconvulsive therapy and partial sleep deprivation are very effective in the treatment of acute depression. Especially for seasonal affective disorders light therapy is a well established treatment alternative.”
[Biological treatment strategies of depression--psychopharmacology and non-pharmacological methods].
Hatzinger et al.
Therapeutische Umschau. Revue therapeutique
Jan 13, 2011
“Cognitive behavioural therapy, naturopathic therapy, biological interventions and physical activity interventions reduced depression severity as measured using standardised scales.”
Non-pharmacological treatment of depression: a systematic review and evidence map.
Farah et al.
Evidence-based medicine
Nov 11, 2016
“The only non-pharmacological biological treatment options available so far which exert more rapid antidepressant efficacy are electroconvulsive therapy and, as an augmentation strategy, sleep deprivation. In addition new non-pharmacological treatments like repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, magnetic seizure therapy and Vagus nerve stimulation are currently under development.”
Recent progress in pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment options of major depression.
Baghai et al.
Current pharmaceutical design
Mar 14, 2006
“Manipulations of sleep and light (for winter depression) rapidly improve mood in 60% of depressed patients.”
Manipulations of Sleep and Phototherapy: Nonpharmacological Alternatives in the Treatment of Depression
Wehr et al.
Clinical Neuropharmacology
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“The evidence was strongest for those interventions aimed solely at reducing depression in comparison to those aimed more broadly at reducing the psychosocial stress associated with having a chronic physical health problem.”
A systematic review of non-pharmacological treatments for depression in people with chronic physical health problems.
Rizzo et al.
Journal of psychosomatic research
May 11, 2011
“Structured self-help and guided self-help interventions should be offered when depression is diagnosed. If these treatments are not effective, high-intensity interventions such as face-to-face talking therapies should be offered.”
Non-pharmacological treatments for patients with depression.
Young et al.
Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)
Jan 2, 2014
“The guideline recommends exercise therapy, bibliotherapy, cognitive behavior therapy, short-term psychodynamic supportive psychotherapy, and interpersonal psychotherapy as the non-pharmacological treatments for adult patients with mild-to-moderate depression in Korea.”
Evidence-based, non-pharmacological treatment guideline for depression in Korea.
Park et al.
Journal of Korean medical science
Dec 26, 2013
“Results suggest that psychotherapy is a safe and cost-effective method to reduce the public health burden of depression among older adults with subthreshold depression.”
Non-pharmacological prevention of major depression among community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review of the efficacy of psychotherapy interventions.
Lee et al.
Archives of gerontology and geriatrics
Apr 5, 2012
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