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What other non-psychiatry treatments for depression are there?
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<blockquote data-quote="Mountain Man" data-source="post: 86048" data-attributes="member: 14411"><p>Spot on with this JD. I didn't feel like getting into this, as this is what I do for a living and it was starting to feel like a work day with a reluctant client. TRT is not going to help anyone with a major psychiatric issue, and this may be one of those. Most guys who respond to TRT for a psychiatric issue are really responding to the improved diet, exercise, better sex, and even the placebo effect. The placebo effect is approximately 40% of the benefit in most clinical trials. Some people are treatment resistant no matter what they are prescribed, even if they do therapy. In the field of mental health, there is a term for this, treatment resistant. Usually the client could do well, but their negative attitude gets in the way, often through no fault of their own. This is where meds can help, giving the client the mental energy to do the needed work. I treat clients with CBT usually, as that is my theoretical orientation. Change thinking, maintain a predictable schedule , eat right, exercise, and don't overthink things.</p><p></p><p>A big part of being a therapist is giving a client the hope that they will improve if they just put in the effort. It's one of the reasons that, for me, I have to walk the walk myself. Opsimath, you have to start believing that you aren't so special that you can't improve your life. In reality, you are just another passenger on this bus called life and if others can change their life and get what they want and be happy, so can you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mountain Man, post: 86048, member: 14411"] Spot on with this JD. I didn't feel like getting into this, as this is what I do for a living and it was starting to feel like a work day with a reluctant client. TRT is not going to help anyone with a major psychiatric issue, and this may be one of those. Most guys who respond to TRT for a psychiatric issue are really responding to the improved diet, exercise, better sex, and even the placebo effect. The placebo effect is approximately 40% of the benefit in most clinical trials. Some people are treatment resistant no matter what they are prescribed, even if they do therapy. In the field of mental health, there is a term for this, treatment resistant. Usually the client could do well, but their negative attitude gets in the way, often through no fault of their own. This is where meds can help, giving the client the mental energy to do the needed work. I treat clients with CBT usually, as that is my theoretical orientation. Change thinking, maintain a predictable schedule , eat right, exercise, and don't overthink things. A big part of being a therapist is giving a client the hope that they will improve if they just put in the effort. It's one of the reasons that, for me, I have to walk the walk myself. Opsimath, you have to start believing that you aren't so special that you can't improve your life. In reality, you are just another passenger on this bus called life and if others can change their life and get what they want and be happy, so can you. [/QUOTE]
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