Author(s)

Ruihan Zhang

Corresponding Author

Ruihan Zhang

ABSTRACT

Depression is a serious and common disorder that influences the feeling, interactions and thoughts of patients negatively. The prevalence and incidence of depression are really high, so it is necessary to find an effective treatment for depression. There are four major ways to treat depression: psychotherapy, TMS therapy, antidepressants, and meditation. To evaluate the effectiveness of each treatment, many data and studies can fulfill this purpose. The result indicated that each treatment has different results for people in different groups of age for different purposes. This review offers a summary of the effectiveness of treatment for depression which is a more straightforward and direct way to show the function and efficiency of different treatments for depression.

KEYWORDS

Psychotherapy, depression, antidepressants, TMS therapy, meditation