Previously published in Examiner
If you are a Montrealer who is trying to recover from depression, you know all too well how hard it can be. Depression is not something that can just be willed away. Staying alone and isolating yourself only makes the depression worse. Reaching out for support is important, whether it be to family or friends; or if you have severe depression, you must seek therapy to help you through these trying times.
Here are some of tips to help you through your depression and onto a better life.
Researcher have long known that the mind and body work together, when one is ill the other one generally is not performing at its best.
Depression is a mood, but this psychological issue can also go hand and hand with what is happening within the body.
Sunshine is important to a healthy mind and body. However, some people suffer from a specific type of depression called S.A.D. or Seasonal Affective Disorder. People who have this condition are more often located in Northern countries where there is less sunshine during the winter months. Getting enough sunshine means going out and absorbing the sunshine as much as you can during the winter months and opening the curtains in your house to let in the sunshine.
Other treatments for Seasonal Affective Disorder include light therapy, (sunlamp) antidepressants, and counselling and psychotherapy.
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Here are some centers in Montreal for the treatment of depression
The Montreal Center for Anxiety and Depression
Montreal Clinic for Therapy Services
Interested individuals can seek hospital services and outpatient clinics around the city
Sources:
http://www.webmd.com/depression/ss/slideshow-depression-myths?ecd=wnl_dep_102811