Many practitioners feel illequipped to help treat a depressed person. More and more depressed people are consuming antidepressants, yet depression rates are soaring. Why is this?

I share some paradoxical facts about depression based on research, and discuss these in the context of how we treat depression. I'll also describe what depression is, and the cycle of depression, and I'll share 3 vital steps to follow when treating depression.

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Video highlights:
00:00 Introduction
00:15 Why some practitioners don't treat depression
01:41 Depression thrives on fear and hopelessness
02:10 Depressing but hopeful facts about depression treatment
04:48 Social factors contributing to depression
05:10 Most depression can be treated psychologically
05:52 What do we need to do, broadly speaking, when helping someone out of depression?
06:10 What is depression?
07:00 Why hope is vital for depression recovery
07:23 Step 1 towards treating depression: Describe what is happening to the depressed person
08:07 The cycle of depression how depression is formed and maintained in the brain and body
08:53 Questions that highlight an understanding of what depression feels like
10:07 The first signals of recovery from depression
10:53 Step 2. Help your depressed client to relax
12:31 Step 3. Set tasks that are intrinsically satisfying



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