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Depression in adults: treatment and management (NG222)

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think about think about

• May be useful

for people with
emotional and
developmental

difficulties in
relationships
• Focus is on
• Individual sessions recognising difficult contributing to
delivered by a practitioner feelings in significant their
with therapy-specific relationships and depression.

training and competence.
stressful situations, • May be less
• Usually consists of 8 to 16 and identifying how suitable for

regular sessions, although patterns can be people who do
Short-term additional sessions may be repeated. not want to
psychodynamic needed for people with • Both insight-oriented focus on their

psychotherapy comorbid mental or and affect focused. own feelings, or
(STPP) physical health problems or who do not
complex social needs, or to • Relationship between wish or feel
address residual symptoms. therapist and person ready to

with depression is discuss any
• Uses an empirically included as a focus to close and/or
validated protocol help support working family
developed specifically for through key current relationships.

depression.
conflicts.
• May suit people
who do not like

talking about
their
depression in a
group.

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