
Geriatric Depression and its treatment: Psychotherapy
Treatments for Major Depression In the last blog, I identified the symptoms of depression and some risk factors. In my next few blogs, I will review the variety of treatments available to manage this condition. First up- Psychotherapy Individual psychotherapy (‘talk therapy,’ ‘counseling’) can be very effective either alone or in conjunction with other treatment options for an episode of depression. The most common form of short-term psychotherapy is cognitive behavioral t