Lifting depression takes two weeks or longer. Side effects from antidepressant drugs differ. It may take some experimenting to find the one that works best for you. Therapy Today's psychotherapists are trying to help people with their problems over shorter periods of time. Newer forms of therapy focus on a patient's immediate causes of concern rather than delving into the past.
Cognitive therapy is among the most popular forms of new psychotherapy.
It examines thought patterns and how they affect your feelings. The therapist helps you find a new way of viewing yourself and the world. In interpersonal therapy, the focus is on relationships. The therapist uses the important relationships in your life to help you form insights into why you're depressed. It also looks at the transitions in your life and how changes such as marriage, having children, changing jobs have affected the way you feel.