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Depression in adults: treatment and management (NG222)

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TTreatment reatment How is this delivHow is this delivered? ered? KKeey features y features
about about

• May be useful for

people with
emotional and
developmental

difficulties in
• Focus is on relationships

recognising difficult contributing to
• Individual sessions feelings in their depression.
delivered by a practitioner significant
with therapy-specific relationships and • May be less

training and competence. stressful situations, suitable for people
and identifying how who do not want
• Usually consists of 16 patterns can be to focus on their

regular sessions, although repeated. own feelings, or
additional sessions may be who do not wish or
Short-term needed for people with • Both insight-
psychodynamic comorbid mental or oriented and affect feel ready to
psychotherapy physical health problems focused. discuss any close

(STPP) and/or family
or complex social needs, relationships.
or to address residual • Relationship
symptoms. between therapist • May suit people
and person with who do not like
• Uses an empirically depression is talking about their
validated protocol included as a focus depression in a

developed specifically for to help support group.
depression. working through
key current • Focusing on
conflicts. painful
experiences in

close and/or family
relationships could
initially be
distressing.

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