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Suggest Treatment For Depression

depression is serious and my sister goes through this very often. concerned her second husband (first one died) makes them have less money as he pays for her ins of car of 400 dollars a month. She goes to places to get free food. He will not listen. Daughter going to college in another state. Claimed herself on her income tax and only cares on what people do for her and hates my sister. afraid for my sister as she has mental problems already and in the 90 s attempted suicide. I live up north and she is in Florida. Hard to not worry. Hard to let go.
Mon, 8 Sep 2014
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Hello and thanks for writing in.

I understand your concern for your sister. From your description of her current situation, it appears that her depression is mainly due to her family problems and other personal stressors. Stress is well known to cause or worsen depression. Her situation is concerning because you have mentioned that she has already gone through a severe depressive phase and even attempted suicide before.

So, it is very important that she gets appropriate and prompt help for her depression. I think that she would benefit a lot from counselling, which should be focused at supportive psychotherapy, coping skills and stress management. Antidepressants may also be necessary if the depression is severe. So, I would advise you to please take her to a psychiatrist for further help and treatment.

Regards,
Dr. Jonas Sundarakumar
Consultant Psychiatrist
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Suggest Treatment For Depression

Hello and thanks for writing in. I understand your concern for your sister. From your description of her current situation, it appears that her depression is mainly due to her family problems and other personal stressors. Stress is well known to cause or worsen depression. Her situation is concerning because you have mentioned that she has already gone through a severe depressive phase and even attempted suicide before. So, it is very important that she gets appropriate and prompt help for her depression. I think that she would benefit a lot from counselling, which should be focused at supportive psychotherapy, coping skills and stress management. Antidepressants may also be necessary if the depression is severe. So, I would advise you to please take her to a psychiatrist for further help and treatment. Regards, Dr. Jonas Sundarakumar Consultant Psychiatrist