Some information about behavioural therapy and how it can help people with depression. I feel my app will address some of these therapy techniques:
http://www.counselor.org/depression.htmlSo how can behavior therapy help you overcome your depression? Which techniques are used? The rest of this article lists typical techniques used by behavior therapy to treat depression:- Decreasing and/or managing the avoiding of events that may contain a damaging stimulus.- Increasing levels of behavioral productivity through different social and pleasurable activities- The teaching of relaxation techniques including mental imagery and stress management techniques through positive coping images.- Developing healthy patterns of self-reinforcement- Developing cognitive skills to modify self-statements and improving cognitive self-control, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.- Training assertiveness, communication skills, and the use of role play to develop social skills and interpersonal effectiveness.- Self-monitoring and evaluation of mood and activity levelsBehavior therapy has proven itself to be an effective treatment for depression. If used in conjunction with other forms of psychotherapy such as cognitive therapy, it can quickly reduce levels of depression, allowing you to live your life to the fullest potential.
