How to treat anxiety and depression

Anxiety and depression are symptoms that many people suffer from. There are many reasons for this condition. It may be because the family environment is not very good. It is more likely to occur in a depressing family. It may be because of one's introverted personality or because of some major changes. When facing anxiety and depression, people need timely treatment. Here we will introduce in detail how to treat anxiety and depression.

Treatment of anxiety and depression depends mainly on the patient's symptoms and the severity of the condition. For mild anxiety and depression, psychotherapy or simple exercise therapy is the first choice. Medication is recommended for moderate and above anxiety and depression. Currently, the first-line anti-anxiety and anti-depression drugs in clinical practice are mainly divided into two categories, namely SSR and SNR; traditional drugs are used less and less in clinical practice due to their serious side effects.

Causes

1. Caused by illness. Some physical diseases make patients live in pain, such as high blood pressure, heart disease, cancer, etc. If they are not effectively treated for a long time, the patients will develop psychological symptoms such as depression and anxiety, and then suffer from anxiety depression.

2. Living environment. The living and working environment of the patient is also one of the main risk factors. If you live or work in a depressing and stressful environment for a long time, the psychological damage is self-evident and you are likely to suffer from anxiety and depression.

3. Personality. The patient's own personality is the main cause of the disease. People who are introverted, cowardly, timid, and unsociable are also likely to suffer from this disease.

4. Social factors. Sudden major events can also trigger anxiety and depression, such as divorce, loss of loved ones, and terminal illness.

5. Genetic factors. If there is a patient with depression in the family, then family members are at a higher risk of developing the disease, among which anxiety and depression are more hereditary. However, not everyone with a family history of depression will develop depression, and not everyone with depression has a family history, which suggests that genetics is not the only determining factor for the disease.

There are currently two most mainstream, effective, convenient and widely used treatments for anxiety and depression: the first, of course, is drug treatment, some oral antidepressant and anti-anxiety drugs, which are safe and effective. The second type is psychotherapy. Some professional psychotherapists or psychiatrists can provide you with very good psychological counseling, psychological consultation, and psychotherapy. In addition, there are some other physical therapy methods, such as transcranial magnetic stimulation therapy, and electroconvulsive therapy for some severe depression and severe anxiety, but of course this is relatively rare.