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my daughter has been diagnosed with dysthymia, she went to counseling for 6 months but doesn t want to go anymore. she is prescribed medicine and i make sure she takes it everyday. i would like to know if there is anything else i can do to help her, i can tell she is in and out of depression daily.....but won t talk about it. she keeps everything to herself. what should i do? how can i help her?
I went through your details. Dysthymia is neurotic depression, mild but may take some time to cure, usually around two years. It is not psychoses and therefore is not severe. Education and awareness about the chronic depression (dysthymia) is to be given to the patient and that is the first and concrete step towards cure process. Simple counseling methods may not work well. But psychotherapy (Especially Cognitive Behavior Therapy and RET) alongwith meditation and relaxation works wonders in management. Do consult a psychologist.
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How To Over Come From The Depression?
Dear Welcome to HCM We understand your concerns I went through your details. Dysthymia is neurotic depression, mild but may take some time to cure, usually around two years. It is not psychoses and therefore is not severe. Education and awareness about the chronic depression (dysthymia) is to be given to the patient and that is the first and concrete step towards cure process. Simple counseling methods may not work well. But psychotherapy (Especially Cognitive Behavior Therapy and RET) alongwith meditation and relaxation works wonders in management. Do consult a psychologist. If you still need my assistance in this regard, please use this link. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Please remember to describe the whole problem with full detail. Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications. Good luck.