Anxiety and depression are both psychological emotions, and anxiety and depression are also very common psychological disorders, and the treatment of these two psychological disorders is also a very complicated process, many people ask about anxiety and depression, in fact, these two disorders belong to the agreed type of disease, that is, they both belong to the category of mental illness. I. Are anxiety and depression related? Yes, there is some concern about these two emotions. In the United States, more than 95% of patients with depression have at least one symptom of anxiety, and 20-65% of patients with anxiety also have depression. In addition anxiety and depression have many overlapping symptoms. Who sought out humans first, depression or anxiety? Quite a bit of basic research has produced data that supports the idea that anxiety symptoms precede depressive symptoms. Behavioral studies show that primate toddlers, after separation from their mothers, first show protest, which is the prototype of anxiety; and only then show disappointment, which is the prototype of depression. When faced with a stressor, anxiety is felt at the initial stage when the loss of help is not yet certain, and depression appears only when hopelessness becomes apparent. There is a wealth of research related to depression and anxiety, and as early as 1934 Lewis proposed a continuum between the two groups of symptoms. It is believed that anxiety symptoms as a whole or in part are part of depression. A study by Yuan Yonggui et al. in China found that all depressed patients had anxiety symptoms and all anxiety patients also had depressive symptoms. Second, is anxiety related to depression? I believe we all have a certain understanding of this problem of depression, depression is the nearest psychological disorder to us, in fact, depressed mood everyone will have, but we have to learn to adopt the right way to relieve, in daily life at all times to maintain an optimistic state of mind is more conducive to health. What is the psychological treatment for anxiety disorder? Anxiety disorder is a very common psychological disorder, we often say that the heart disease but also heart medicine, that is to say, this disease to focus on psychological treatment methods, now many places have psychological clinics, patients can find their own exclusive psychiatrist, for systematic psychological treatment. Here are a few ways to introduce psychotherapy: 1. Explanation method, the expected fear of future anxiety attacks. If the patient can actively cooperate with the psychiatrist and listen patiently to the doctor’s explanation of the nature of the disease, it can help to reduce the psychological burden and prevent the occurrence of anxiety disorders. 2. Relaxation method. Patients can eliminate distractions by learning and mastering the methods of breathing regulation and relaxing the muscles of the whole body. Patients first focus on a part of the torso (such as the left hand), try to make this part of the muscle relaxation, until a warm feeling. Then shift the attention to another part of the body (such as the right hand). This repeated training can lead to a calm mood, regular heartbeat and even breathing, which is very effective for anxious state episodes. When available, relaxation training can be performed under the detection of biofeedback therapy instrument. 3. Shock method to change pathological behavior. This treatment is 30-60 minutes each time, and the number of treatments is usually 1-4 times. 4.Systematic desensitization method, so that the stimuli that can cause weak anxiety in front of them repeatedly, to reach the point where it can not cause the patient anxiety, increase the intensity of the stimulus as the method, until the patient anxiety completely disappears. 5.Hypnosis method An anxiety disorder characterized by frequent, persistent tension and anxiety without obvious objects or fixed contents, or excessive worry or annoyance about certain problems in real life. The hypnotist uses highly suggestive hypnosis techniques to improve the patient’s anxiety and sleep.