Depression - even in the most severe cases - is a highly treatable condition. The most common treatments used are psychotherapy and medication. Whatever course you and your doctor choose, following your treatment plan is important to help with the success of your treatment.
It's natural to wonder how you will feel after your treatment. Will life return to normal? Will symptoms disappear? Hopefully, yes. The goals of depression treatment are to resolve your symptoms, to return your functioning and daily living to normal, to maintain an acceptable quality of life, and to prevent recurrence of symptoms. To achieve these goals, you and your doctor will create a treatment plan.
The goal for depression treatment is a remission (temporary or permanent stop) of depression symptoms. There are treatments that work on both the emotional and unpleasant physical symptoms of depression. The goal of depression treatment is to resolve your symptoms and to help you reconnect with the things that are important to you.
For more information on depression and its management, visit www.depressionhurts.ca.
