Psychopharmacology

RUNNING HEAD : Psychopharmacology

Depression and Psychopharmacology Abstract

Nowadays the development of psychopharmacology created new opportunities and new chances for many people suffering with mental diss However , there are a lot of debates over the effectiveness of new drugs in comparison to conventional . The given will discuss the advantages of the new medicines created to treat such widespread disease as depression Depression and Psychopharmacology

Introduction

Statistics shows that in the modern world non-psychotic illnesses are met very often . They are significantly more widespread than psychotic diss and bring

suffering and death . Common misunderstanding of mental illnesses and the established contemptuous attitude of people and doctors represent main obstacles to the successful cure of mentally ill people . Recently , the progress of psychiatric investigation threw the light on the occurrence , reasons , cure , and consequences of different mental illnesses . Depression is one of them . It was determined that depression , especially its serious cases , really needs psychopharmacological interference (Murray , Lopez , 1996 . Thorough investigations are currently held in to find new medicines to help people suffering from depression . The given will discuss the new antidepressants in comparison to old and explain their advantages

The ways of depression treatment

Two main ways to treat depression were defined : psychoanalysis and psychopharmacology . Psychoanalysis is an approach proposed by Freud that implies regular conversation with psychotherapist about ideas and feelings a sick person has . This approach is widely used in developed countries where visits to psychotherapist are usual and included in everyday life of many people (Murray...