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Depression and anxiety disorders

Depression and anxiety disorders

Discussions are fundamental to shared learning, so please be sure to participate early and often!

After you have completed the Reading, and without reviewing your classmate’s responses, post your initial response to the following Discussion. Your post should be at least 200–250 words in length and should extend the discussion of the group supported by your course materials and/or other appropriate resources.

After you have submitted your initial post, take time to review your classmates’ responses and to respond specifically and substantially to at least two of them. Refer to the Discussion Rubric in your Syllabus for specific grading explanation.

In your reading this week, you learned about several different theories and techniques used to help people struggling with psychological disorders. Complaints of depression and anxiety are very common among adults seeking help these days (Dunlop, Scheinberg, & Dunlop, 2013). Use the knowledge you have gained in this unit to consider ways that these therapies can be used to help people.

Reference

Dunlop, B. W., Scheinberg, K., & Dunlop, A. L. (2013). Ten ways to improve the treatment of depression and anxiety in adults. Mental Health In Family Medicine , 10(3), 175-181.

  • Explain which techniques you feel would be most helpful for those struggling with depression and anxiety disorders.
  • Why do you think these approaches would be helpful?
  • Are there any treatment approaches covered in your reading that you do not feel would be helpful or that you are against? Explain your reasons

 

 

 

 

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For persons struggling with depression and anxiety disorders, there are several techniques that can be used to treat them. One of those techniques is the insight therapies which focus on trying to change the way a person thinks and the way they feel from the inside to the outside. Insight therapies are labeled under the clinical perspective. They include talk therapies and humanistic therapy. Secondly we have behavior therapies that often have the ability to change the behavioral terms that could include bed wetting and irrational fears….

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