cognitve approach to treating DEPRESSION

Question 1

ao3: better alternatives

Answer 1

depression is caused by other factors such as biolgical factors. e.g. genes. Drug therapies have been developed to to treat biological causes. antidepressants may be more effective - SSRis increase serotnin in the synapses to allow post synaptic neuerons to be stimulated and prevent reuptake into presynaptic nueron. This allows for symptoms to decrease/cure. therefore this takes into account other factors casuing depression

Question 2

research support

Answer 2

research compared cbt to antidepressant drugs and a combo of the two in depressed teens. After weeks, they found that 81% of teens improve while on the drugs and cbt on their own and this increased to 86% when both were used. Therefore this sugguests that CBT can be useful on its own/ with other method. Real world value.

Question 3

not effective for severe causes of depression/everyone

Answer 3

CBT requires motivation;severe case clinets arent motivated to to engage in activites and may not pay attention. Furthermore may be unsuitable for people with learning disabilites as it requies high cognitive thinking. Cbt is only appropiate for a limited range of people.

Question 4

high relapse rates

Answer 4

benfits of cbt dont last long - studies looked at long term effectiveness. Researchers looked at patients 12 months following cbt - within 6 months 42% relapsed, 12 months 53% relapsed. CBT may be need to be repeated periodically. Perhaps should be used with other treatments.