Depression is the cold of the mind, and everyone has depression, but if it persists for a long time without relief you may suffer from depression. And depression is mainly a kind of mental illness with depressive mood as the prominent symptom, and melancholy and anhedonia are its most prominent features. With the increasingly competitive society, people are facing various kinds of pressure, and the incidence of depression is also increasing, and it brings heavy mental burden to patients, who suffer from both emotional and physical torment, and brings great damage to family, work and society. Patients with depression are often depressed, with a sense of desolation, sighing, feeling bad about themselves, not interacting with others; often underestimating their own abilities, thinking that they can’t overcome some small difficulties, not being able to do their jobs; observing things around them in a “negative” mood, not interested in anything, feeling meaningless, spending their days When this disease is serious, people will feel strongly anxious, and even have suicidal thoughts and behavior. The causes of depression are usually obvious trauma, such as accidental disasters, death of friends and relatives, economic loss, interpersonal disharmony, breakup of the relationship between husband and wife, etc. Depression is also closely related to the personality of the person, introversion, isolation, sentimentalism, dependence is generally easy to occur. But suffering from depression does not mean that you are narrow-minded, nor does it mean that you are of low quality or weak-willed, depression is only a psychological disease, although it brings great mental harm to people, but after timely treatment, it can also get a better recovery, so when you or your loved ones around you are suffering from depression, you should be properly understood. Treatment For mild depression, psychotherapy is the main treatment, supplemented by medication; for moderate to severe depression, medication is the first choice, then supplemented by psychotherapy. Psychotherapy includes spiritual support therapy, cognitive therapy, rational emotion therapy, behavioral therapy and Morita therapy, etc. The purpose is to change the patient’s perception or view of misconceptions, and eventually make depressed patients improve their confidence in life and face life with a positive and optimistic attitude. Medication includes antidepressants and symptomatic medication. Commonly used antidepressants include mirtazapine, paroxetine, fluoxetine, venlafaxine, sertraline, etc. However, for depression patients who choose psychotherapy or/and medication, please go to the psychological counseling and treatment department or psychiatric department of regular hospitals for treatment.