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Depression can be a severe psychological condition. Dissatisfaction with life, fatigue, drowsiness, apathy, melancholy, decreased performance, suicidal thoughts – all these signs of depression can lead to more serious consequences. Therefore, it is very important to timely seek help from a specialist.      <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A mild form of depression partially complicates the interaction of the individual with society, while severe depression deepens the complexity of this interaction, ultimately making it impossible for the individual. As a rule, severe depressive disorder is combined with a number of other psychopathological syndromes, and can also cause physical disorders. Often, in the absence of specialist help, depression can become chronic, which is dysthymia.        <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But it cannot be ruled out that in the ordinary sense, depression, i.e. affective mental disorder, confused with the usual depression of mood, of different genesis (reaction to a certain situation, despondency). As a rule, the psycho- emotional state of this is of a temporary, reversible nature.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is important to understand that in a real depressive disorder, turning to a <\/strong>psychologist can be fruitless, since all that a psychologist can do <\/strong>is give advice. <\/strong>To identify the genesis, type of depressive disorder and the treatment of depression itself , a comprehensive diagnosis is required, which includes an examination of the patient’s physical condition to exclude the possibility of somatic diseases, as well as a number of psychological tests to establish depression, all this happens only with the help of another specialist – a psychotherapist … In what is the difference? <\/strong><\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong>          <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A psychologist is a type of professional activity associated with knowledge of the general principles of psychology; this is a person who has received a humanitarian psychological education and, as a rule, works according to one of the well-known verbal techniques (psychoanalysis, gestalt psychology , etc.). At the time of the therapist, in addition to the verbal method, prescribed drugs, in fact, it is the treatment of depression and is his work. Simply put, all a psychologist can do is discuss the problem, but he cannot cure a person if his depressive disorder is a severe mental reaction that results in the form of a mental illness. For this reason, the diagnostic examination plays a large role in determining the presence of the disease.                <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So how can a psychologist help? In fact, only with advice that will rely on his professional knowledge and methods:   <\/p>\n\n\n\n