"Depression impacts 8% of American adults each year"
(M.H.A., 2023).Depressive disorders are no joke. When you're dealing with depression you may miss out on many enjoyable moments, feel depressed more days than not and depending on how severe your symptoms are, you could loose a job, relationships and more. Depression doesn't deserve to do this to you. Schedule a consultation now.
What is Depression?
There's a lot to learn about depression. However, here's some general knowledge to familiarize yourself with:
FAQ
Day-to-Day Sadness Vs. Depressive Disorder
What's the Difference?
| Day-to-Day Sadness | Depressive Disorder |
|---|---|
| Generally, acute and lasts a few days depending on the situation. | Sadness is profound, chronic and lasts at least two weeks or longer. |
| Generally doesn't cause a person to miss work or have other negative impacts. The sadness is manageable. | May cause a person to skip work and not do things they enjoy more days than not and has negative impacts. |
| Has a very minimal effect on a person's sleep and appetite. | May have a moderate to severe effect on a person's sleep and appetite. |
| Thoughts about the self and others are typically grounded in reality and aren't too distressing. | Thoughts about the self and others are overly negative, critical not based in reality and are distressing. |
| Usually does not involve thoughts and feelings about death, dying and suicide. | Greater likelihood that a person has thoughts about death, dying and suicide. |
Whether you're experiencing sadness or depression, we're here to help. Schedule a consultation below to get started or watching the FREE depression webinar to learn more about depression.
What Does Depression Treatment Look Like?
Treatment Overview
The treatment of depression looks different for every person, while still sharing common elements of treatment across the board.
Treatment starts with an evaluation session where the therapist will collect important information about your experiences. Next, you and the therapist will build a treatment plan and then treatment sessions begin.
The content of treatment sessions vary depending on the treatment plan and what you bring to session. Moreover, There' s no definitive length of time you can expect to be in therapy however, we like to tell our clients to anticipate 16-28 sessions.
If you'd like more information on the kinds of therapies you may see, how treatment planning works or even when therapy may be “completed” please visit the other tabs.
