Depression is a common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act. Fortunately, it is also treatable. Depression causes feelings of sadness and/or a loss of interest in activities you once enjoyed. It can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems and can decrease your ability to function at work and at home.
Depression symptoms
- Feeling sad
- Loss of interest
- Changes in appetite
- Loss of energy
- Increase in purposeless physical activity
- Feeling worthless or guilty
- Difficulty thinking
- Thoughts of death or suicide
Treatment for Depression
Our treatment for Depression is centered on helping the whole person, not just the symptoms. In our treatment approach, we first identify all underlying causes for Depression and any co-occurring mental health conditions such as anxiety or substance abuse. We will then address all of the underlying factors. Treatment of the underlying causes of Depression involves an in-depth analysis supervised by our functional medicine specialists.
