A REVIEW: DEPRESSION AND ITS MANAGEMENT

*Hitesh Kumar, Manish Banyal, Dr. Jyoti Gupta and Hans Raj

ABSTRACT

Depression is one type of mental disorder that frequently leads to diminished functioning and a low quality of life. During the early phases of a major depressive episode, the aim of treatment is to assist the patient in achieving remission and ultimately getting back to their normal level of activity. Although alternative potential pharmacological therapies are still competing for practitioners' attention, the most common medication for treating acute depression is still a selective serotonin antidepressant The second most popular strategy for assisting patients in overcoming the acute phase, sustaining remission, and avoiding relapses is depression-focused psychotherapy. Sometimes the most effective physical treatment for depression is electroconvulsive therapy; alternative methods have disadvantages. and research is ongoing to determine the precise causes of these drawbacks. It is necessary to codify and streamline treatments for depression, a persistent public health issue, in order to improve present practice. Internationally, a number of treatments with differing degrees of efficacy have been proposed.

Keywords: Internationally, a number of treatments with differing degrees of efficacy have been proposed.