Treatment for depression takes a long time, usually about 1 year. Depression is divided into acute, consolidation and maintenance phases, the three phases are not the same, it is recommended to visit the clinic and talk to the doctor. In case of episodes of depression more than two times, it is even recommended to maintain depression treatment for a long time or for life. In the treatment of depression, the public has the following misunderstandings: 1, after a few weeks of depression treatment, often because the symptoms get better and stop taking medication on their own, resulting in insufficient course of treatment and relapse, resulting in functional impairment; 2, only take pure drug treatment, which can also lead to relapse. This is the reason why the depression treatment is not standardized, the relapse rate is high, and the efficacy is not good. With the development of the Internet nowadays, some people will search through the Internet, but the source of information must be collected from professional departments.