Better place to treat depression

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My friend, male, 22 years old, is depressed. He has tried to commit suicide twice. He has attempted suicide. He has emotional trauma. He feels that his existence will bring harm to others. He conveys the message of death. He doesn't want to be treated, he just wants to die. We had treatment immediately, and now it's obviously better. Let's share some good points in the treatment of depression.

Better place to treat depression

Treatment 1: acute stage treatment, acute episode of depression, treatment is mainly to control the disease, under normal circumstances, patients in 2-4 weeks of medication began to take effect, if the medication for 6-8 weeks is still invalid, should immediately communicate with the doctor, and use other mechanisms of drug treatment.

Treatment 2: consolidation period treatment, depression consolidation period at least in 4-6 months, this stage of the patient's disease is basically stable and improved, but can not be interrupted or stop taking medicine, because during this period of the patient's condition is not very stable, the recurrence rate of the disease is very high, should insist on taking medicine, generally can not reduce the dosage.

Treatment 3: maintenance treatment. The drug treatment strategy of patients with maintenance depression generally follows the following principles, that is, the maintenance treatment for the first onset patients should be 6 months to 8 months, younger, with psychotic symptoms, high risk of suicide, and patients with certain genetic tendency should adhere to the maintenance treatment for at least 2-3 years. The dose of maintenance treatment is based on the treatment dose in acute phase.

matters needing attention

On this, I would like to remind you: family members should try their best to establish a warm and harmonious family atmosphere for the elderly, respect the elderly, and make the elderly feel secure and useful; the elderly should also communicate more with the young people, understand what the young people are thinking, and establish a family atmosphere of mutual understanding and support.