Depression: Alternative Treatment Methods, 2/3 – www.youtube.com www.encognitive.com Kathy Are you saying that if you do things like exercise, you go to therapy, and you do Yoga, meditation and things like that, and stress reduction techniques, that that is as effective [as taking antidepressants]? Have there been studies that have shown that those things are as effective as taking Prozac or Zoloft? Jeff: There have been many studies that have shown Zoloft is inferior, not as good as exercise in one long-term study in older adults.

Off-the-couch mental health therapies

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But while traditional talk therapy can help people struggling with depression, anxiety and the stresses of daily life, the latest research on the brain and the mind-body connection has sparked a proliferation of approaches that may reach deeper levels …
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APA urges psychotherapy as depression treatment before pills

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… report having depression, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While prescription medication is one way to treat the symptoms, the American Psychological Association (APA) is urging people in new videos to consider an …
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