Setting goals for treatment helps you judge if it is successful. The overall goals for depression therapy are:
- reduce or eliminate symptoms
- stop symptoms from getting in the way of normal activities
- keep symptoms from getting in the way of work or school
- prevent episodes of depression from recurring
- have as few side effects from treatment as possible
- adopt healthy lifestyle changes to help prevent depression from recurring
Learn more about depression treatment by visiting the following links:
Is combination therapy right for me?
How will depression treatment help me?
How can I make it easier to stick with my depression treatment?
What options do I have for depression treatment and how do I choose?
