Depression Treatment

Depression affects an estimated one in 15 adults (6.7%) in any given year. And one in six people (16.6%) will experience depression at some time in their life. Depression can occur at any time, but on average, first appears during the late teens to mid-20s. Women are more likely than men to experience depression. Some studies show that one-third of women will experience a major depressive episode in their lifetime. There is a high degree of heritability (approximately 40%) when first-degree relatives (parents/children/siblings) have depression.

Depression is a serious disorder that can have significant consequences on your quality of life and that of your family around you. Depression will usually get worse over time unless it’s treated. The results of untreated depressive disease in emotional, behavioural, and mental health problems that affect every area of your life. Start your depression treatment journey at Holina, Koh Phangan

Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO)

What Is Depression?

Depression and depressive disease or depressive disorder are considered mood disorder which causes the individual to experience emotions of sadness, disinterest and often lethargy. This has a significant and debilitating effect on how someone thinks, feels, behaves, and interacts with the world around them. This can be so profound that even day-to-day tasks become overwhelming and ideas of suicide creep into our thoughts as if we should just give up on life.

Depression (major depressive disorder) is a common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act. Fortunately, it is also treatable. Depression causes feelings of sadness and/or a loss of interest in activities you once enjoyed. It can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems and can decrease your ability to function at work and home.

Source – American Psychiatric Association (APA)

What Are Symptoms Of Depression

Although depression may occur only once during your life, people typically have multiple episodes. Holina rehabilitation center finds that it is natural that during these episodes, symptoms occur most of the day, nearly every day and may include:

Feeling sad or having a depressed mood

Loss of interest or pleasure in activities once enjoyed

Changes in appetite — weight loss or gain unrelated to dieting

Trouble sleeping or sleeping too much

Loss of energy or increased fatigue

Increase in purposeless physical activity (e.g., inability to sit still, pacing, handwringing) or slowed movements or speech (these actions must be severe enough to be observable by others)

Feeling worthless or guilty

Difficulty thinking, concentrating or making decisions Thoughts of death or suicide

For many people with depression, symptoms usually are severe enough to cause noticeable problems in day-to-day activities, such as work, school, social activities or relationships with others. Some people may feel generally miserable or unhappy without really knowing why.

However, we have a solution, and we believe we can help you with Holina’s Depression Treatment Thailand Program.

All the suffering, stress, and addiction comes from not realizing you already are what you are looking for ......

– Jon Kabat-Zinn

Types Of Depression

Symptoms caused by major depression can vary from person to person. A specifier means that you have depression with specific features, such as:

Anxious Distress — depression with unusual restlessness or worry about possible events or loss of control
Mixed Features — simultaneous depression and mania, which includes elevated self-esteem, talking too much and increased energy
Melancholic Features — severe depression with lack of response to something that used to bring pleasure and associated with early morning awakening, worsened mood in the morning, major changes in appetite, and feelings of guilt, agitation or sluggishness
Atypical Features — a depression that includes the ability to temporarily be cheered by happy events, increased appetite, excessive need for sleep, sensitivity to rejection, and a heavy feeling in the arms or legs
Psychotic Features — depression accompanied by delusions or hallucinations, which may involve personal inadequacy or other negative themes
Catatonia — Depression that includes motor activity that involves either uncontrollable and purposeless movement or fixed and inflexible posture
Peripartum Onset — a depression that occurs during pregnancy or in the weeks or months after delivery (postpartum)
Seasonal Pattern — depression related to changes in seasons and reduced exposure to sunlight

Treatmet For Depression

Treatment for depression, often accompanied by trauma, anxiety and other disorders. We don’t have a fixed start date. The program begins as soon as you arrive.

We use the proven western 12 Step model of treatment, mixed with NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming), and various other talking therapy strategies, combined with our holistic healing therapies and mixed with mindfulness practices, which originate from Thai Buddhism and other Eastern Spiritual practices.

We have Counsellors, Coaches, Mentors, Therapists, Psychotherapists, Trainers and even a Monk on our diverse and experienced team.