Brain Doctor Answers Questions: Can Depression Be Cured and Not Recur?
Professor Dr. Surat, a brain specialist, answers the question: Can depression be completely cured?
(26 Mar 2015) Asst. Prof. Dr. Surat Tanprasert, a brain and nervous system specialist, posted knowledge and answered questions about depression through “ Brain Knowledge with Dr. Surat ” , stating that…
“Can depression be cured?
This kind of question, the teacher hears very often. When told that it cannot be cured, the patient’s symptoms will become even more depressed. They say that it cannot be cured because it may come back again. Even if the symptoms are gone for a long time or in some cases, they do not come back at all. It is like migraine, fibromyalgia, or even diabetes that can control blood sugar well and never increase in the life.
If we say that cured means the disease will not come back, Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) seems to be cured in many cases. Although the word “cured” can be complicated because there is a chance that the disease will come back. Therefore, the words “cured” and “cured” are words that doctors may have to use. Cured means the symptoms are gone. Cured means that it will not come back no matter what.
Sometimes we need to cite evidence from research.
Remission Rate: Studies show that 80% of people who have a first episode of depression will have at least one relapse in their life, with an average of four episodes throughout their lives.
Relapse rate: Despite good treatment results, it has been reported that 50% to 85% of patients will experience a recurrence of depression at least once in their lifetime. However, it is also possible to say that 15-50% of patients will not experience a recurrence.
Therefore, factors affecting recovery and recurrence are important.
Prompt and appropriate treatment: Prompt and appropriate treatment increases the chances of recovery from the disease.
Continuation of treatment: Continuing treatment after recovery reduces the risk of relapse.
Individual differences: such as severity of initial symptoms, presence of comorbidities, and personal history can affect treatment outcomes.
There are many methods of treatment today. New drugs with very few side effects. Such as electromagnetic stimulation therapy are widely used and effective for patients who are resistant to drugs, or even when used for the first time or in combination with drugs. They are also used to stimulate when the disease is good to prevent it from recurring.
“Depression” is a psychiatric disorder, but not a psychosis.”
Depression is a type of psychiatric illness that is classified as a “mood disorder. Which affects the mood, feelings, and behavior of the patient. In general, patients will feel sad, depressed, hopeless, or lose interest in things. They used to like for a long time. There may be other symptoms such as insomnia, loss of appetite, fatigue, or thoughts of harming themselves. However, depression is not a “psychosis” because patients can still perceive reality well, do not lose contact with the outside สนใจสมัคร? คลิกที่นี่เพื่อเริ่มต้น world, and do not have delusions or hallucinations, which are the hallmarks of psychosis.
Psychotic disorders , such as schizophrenia or certain psychotic disorders, have an important difference: the patient may lose the ability to distinguish between what is real and what is not. Such as hearing voices that do not exist (auditory hallucinations) or believing things that do not make sense (such as being hunted without evidence). In depression, these symptoms do not appear, except in special cases called “psychotic depression”, which is rare and an exception.
It’s a good idea to live in the harsh reality of the world. But we have to accept it and be strong with it.