Many people are already suffering from depression, but it is difficult to think that it is a disease, especially in the early stages, always thinking that it is the usual mood changes, or even a very bad mood, already pessimistic and anorexic thoughts, but still do not think it is a disease, and let the disease torture. If the family members around them also lack psychiatric knowledge, the patient is often delayed for a long time. Some patients who begin to perceive their pathology prefer to go to general hospital outpatient clinics. On examination, their internal organs are normal and they are often treated as “not sick”. Some of them are criticized as having “thought problems” and end up making a fool of themselves. Some believe in advertisements and go to see “brain disease experts” for free consultation, using some Chinese medicine with uncertain efficacy, and some are mixed with western medicine to form some kind of combination, others do not know what medicine and what ingredients they are selling in the gourd, but no curative effect is certain. Others go to see “Professor Sunshine”, “Dr. Psychology”, with their “psychotherapy”, “Chicken Soup for the Soul “treatment. These therapies often do not solve the problem, but rather delay treatment. Patients always see psychiatry as a daunting path. In fact, depression has historically been a psychiatric disorder. In the diagnostic criteria for mental disorders, affective disorders (including depression) have been the fourth major category of psychiatric disorders, and it is listed as a major category of mental disorders in all countries in the world and in the International Classification of Diseases. Depression is a type of mental illness that is mainly characterized by morbidly low mood. It is not a “momentary unhappiness” that can be easily got rid of, nor is it a “thought problem” or a momentary “mood”, but a disease. It affects the whole body, including physical function, emotions, thinking and behavior. Depression is not self-inflicted, nor does it imply personal weakness or inability to cope, but, like other illnesses, it is characterized by symptoms, course, pathological changes, and psychological symptoms. According to recent studies, depression is thought to arise from an imbalance of chemicals in the brain. The intrinsic factors that lead to depression are related to the lack of brain chemicals (such as 5-hydroxytryptamine), which include “neurotransmitters” that regulate mood and mind. In addition, other factors such as environmental, social and psychological factors can also contribute to its occurrence. The most effective treatments for depression are chemical (drugs) and physical (electrotherapy, sunlight, magnetic therapy) therapies. Therefore, the correct way to seek treatment must be to see a psychiatrist or a psychologist. There are many psychiatrists in foreign countries, but those who are not physicians do not have the right to prescribe, so when they need medication, they will ask a psychiatrist for consultation. This is also the case in China. Many patients have received some psychological treatment before taking antidepressants, but this is often a “heavy treatment” for those who are in the onset of depression, and it is difficult to receive results. In fact, psychologists can only play a role when the depressive symptoms are reduced, but cannot help when the depressive symptoms are obvious. The right way to seek treatment is to see a psychiatrist. Psychiatric hospitals should not be seen as a place of fear, and psychiatric treatment should not be seen as a bullying wolf. Even the “electroshock”, which is feared by people, is only a small thing compared to the surgery of disembowelment, so there is nothing to fear! If you suspect depression and not other psychosocial problems, don’t go to the wrong door and go around in circles to avoid delaying the diagnosis and treatment.