There are various risk factors and predictors that must be considered in each case of postnatal depression. Here are five points to consider when providing treatment.
Articles on: Depression
Should Hypnosis Ever Be Used to Treat Depression?
The symptoms of depression and characteristics of a hypnotized subject share some similarities. This causes hypnosis to resonate strongly with depressed patients, and it can be an effective healing tool if used in the right way.
How to Avoid Burnout When Treating Depressed Clients
As a therapist, counsellor or coach you’re at the frontline of other people’s emotions. And if you don’t have the right safeguards in place, you can easily become sensitive to their despair and hopelessness.
Causes of Depression at Different Life Stages
Depression is a ‘disease of civilization’ and a curse of modern living. Here are some of the common life events that pose a risk of depression, and the reasons why it might happen.
How Not to Make a Bad Situation Worse
Some of our clients are essentially balanced, happy, productive people when circumstances are fine. But when they’re going through a terrible time, it’s only natural that their ability to meet their needs is compromised.
“How do you calm an extremely depressed, crying and distraught person?”
What I did to calm a hysterical teenage client – and build rapport at the same time
How to Reframe the 5 Most Common Physical Depression Symptoms
Sleep disturbance, aches and pains, loss of sex drive… depression often causes physical symptoms. Here’s how to reframe the 5 most common ones.
How to Treat Insomnia: a 3 Point Checklist
Being a therapist is a little like being a detective sometimes. When people can’t sleep there are always questions we must ask.
How to Help Your Client Beat ‘Learned Helplessness’
Feeling helpless when you’re not, because you were helpless in the past, is known as ‘learned helplessness’