Condition
Depression
Depression, often referred to as Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) or clinical depression, is a serious mental health condition. It is more than feeling sad or having a bad day. It is a persistently low mood and loss of interest or pleasure in activities once enjoyed, lasting for at least two weeks.
Depression is treatable. The first step is seeking help.
Your path at IASO
How we treat depression at IASO
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We listen
Your history and symptoms, heard in full.
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Consultation
A thorough clinical consultation.
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Your plan
A treatment plan agreed together, built around you.
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Treatment
Psychotherapy, medication, or both. Nothing without a clear reason.
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Follow-up
Reviewed and adjusted as you progress.
Treatment begins with a thorough psychiatric consultation to understand the full picture, your history, your symptoms, and what you actually need. From there we build a plan around you: evidence-based, paced sensibly, and revisited as you progress.
Care may include psychotherapy and/or medication, chosen and adjusted based on what works for you. Everything is discussed openly, and nothing is prescribed without a clear clinical reason.
What causes depression
Depression is a multifaceted psychiatric disorder. Multiple factors may act on biological, psychological, and social levels, and the condition impacts multiple domains of a person's life: physical health, social relationships, and daily functioning.
There is rarely a single cause. Often it is a combination of genetic vulnerability, life stressors, hormonal shifts, sleep disruption, and patterns of thinking that compound over time.
Key symptoms
- ·Persistent sadness, tearfulness, emptiness, or hopelessness
- ·Irritability or angry outbursts, even over small matters
- ·Loss of interest or pleasure in hobbies and activities
- ·Feelings of worthlessness or excessive guilt
- ·Changes in appetite and/or weight (either increase or decrease)
- ·Sleep disturbances (insomnia, waking too early, or sleeping too much)
- ·Tiredness and lack of energy, where even small tasks require extra effort
- ·Unexplained physical problems, such as headaches or aches and pains
- ·Difficulty thinking, concentrating, making decisions, or remembering
- ·Slowed thinking, speaking, or body movements
- ·In severe cases, frequent or recurrent thoughts of death or suicide