Keystone Practice

Depression

Perhaps the most common psychological disorder presenting in the Western world. Depression can range from very severe, where the person becomes almost totally dysfunctional through to having general symptoms associated with the illness.

• depressed mood sometimes accompanied by fearfulness
• loss of pleasure or interest in usual activities
• disturbance of appetite
• sleep disturbance
• loss of energy
• anxiety
• difficulties in thinking
• concentrating, etc.

Some of these symptoms can be treated specifically. Insomnia, Eating disorders, Lack of concentration are examples. Often depression is exacerbated or even caused by substance abuse: alcohol, drugs, cigarette smoking.

With proper and appropriate hypnotherapy, depression is one of the most treatable disorders. It has a dramatically lower rate of relapse than anti-depressants alone and is now considered the most effective treatment, even with severe cases, enabling the client to focus on solving problems and engage fully in life again.

Average number of sessions required:

Sometimes change can be dramatic, however a period of 6-10 sessions is usually required.

For friendly helpful advice call David Bailey @ Keystone Practice on Tel. 01225 718 907