Como tratamos a depressão com psicoterapia

Irismar Reis de Oliveira; Luiz Carlos Mabilde; Marcos Alexandre Gebara Muraro

doi:10.25118/issn.2965-1832.2017.733

Authors

Irismar Reis de Oliveira Médico psiquiatra, doutor em Medicina e Saúde pela Universidade Federal da Bahia - UFBA, membro fundador da Academy of Cognitive Therapy, braço internacional do Beck Institute. Professor permanente do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Processos Interativos de Órgãos e Sistemas no Instituto de Ciências da Saúde da UFBA
Luiz Carlos Mabilde Psiquiatra(UFRGS) e Professor/Supervisor Convidado dos Cursos de Psiquiatria, Psicoterapia e de Supervisão (CELG/UFRGS); Psicanalista Didata e Professor do Instituto de Psicanálise da Sociedade Psicanalítica de Porto Alegre (SPPA/IPA)
Marcos Alexandre Gebara Muraro Médico psiquiatra e Diretor Regional Sudeste Adjunto da ABP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25118/issn.2965-1832.2017.733

Keywords:

depression, psychotherapy, treatment of emotional disorders, depressive symptoms

Abstract

By 2020, according to the World Health Organization, depression will be the most disabling disease on the planet, impacting not only health but also the world economy. Increasingly, this mood disorder is associated with the work environment, leading to numerous requests for leave from work through Social Security: between 2012 and 2016 alone, depressive episodes accounted for 30% of leaves due to mental disorders, according to given the Unique System of Benefits. The treatment of depression can be done with medication and psychotherapy concomitantly, increasing the improvement of the condition. The choice of the therapeutic plan must be made carefully, based on the symptoms and the severity of the depressive episodes.