Treatment of severe depression

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Many patients have long-term psychological pressure, which brings great obstacles to the treatment of depression. Patients should cooperate with the doctor's treatment with a positive and optimistic attitude. It is not easy to completely eliminate psychological pressure, which needs the joint efforts of patients, families and society. So, in life, we should pay attention to it, the following is about the treatment of severe depression.

Treatment of severe depression

Treatment 1: four principles of choice, drug treatment of patients with depression should follow the four principles of choice, that is, from the drug safety, economy, effectiveness and patient tolerance to comprehensive consideration, choose the appropriate drug for effective treatment. It is worth noting that if patients have gastrointestinal adverse reactions or anxiety and other side effects after taking medicine, the drug type or dosage should be changed in time according to the patient's condition.

Treatment 2: high treatment principle, the so-called high treatment principle, that is, a treatment method for patients with acute episode and consolidation of depression. Generally speaking, it advocates the principle of single drug use, and ensures the sufficient amount of drugs and the application of foot therapy. It is worth noting that antidepressants can be combined with diazepam in this kind of patients, and antidepressants do not need to be added in non refractory cases.

Treatment three: the principle of superimposed medication, superimposed medication principle is mainly for patients with refractory depression, its treatment generally needs three antidepressants at the same time to be effective. According to the survey, refractory depression accounts for about 20% of all patients.

matters needing attention

This disease needs attention: foreign studies show that the prevalence of depression with chronic pain is as high as 65.6%. There is also a close relationship between them. We all know that pain is a subjective experience. In the transmission of pain, the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nervous system play their respective roles, and finally feel by the brain.