There are a variety of techniques to help people change the kind of thinking that leads them to … - Irving Kirsch

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There are a variety of techniques to help people change the kind of thinking that leads them to become depressed. These techniques are called cognitive behavioral therapy.

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Depression is a serious problem, but drugs are not the answer. In the long run, psychotherapy is both cheaper and more effective, even for very serious levels of depression. Physical exercise and self-help books based on CBT can also be useful, either alone or in combination with therapy. Reducing social and economic inequality would also reduce the incidence of depression.

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The doctor-patient relationship is critical to the placebo effect.

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Depression is not caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain, and it is not cured by medication. Depression may not even be an illness at all. Often, it can be a normal reaction to abnormal situations. Poverty, unemployment, and the loss of loved ones can make people depressed, and these social and situational causes of depression cannot be changed by drugs.

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Psychotherapy works, and some types of therapy have been shown to be much more effective than antidepressants over the long run.

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Anything that instills a sense of hope will at least temporarily help treat depression.

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