Critically analyse the strengths and limitations of the services availableTopic depression.Presentation slide required

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Depression services
Depression is an illness not a weakness which needs to be treated (Bibring, E., 1953).  There are several services to treat depression which includes GP, local community healthcare center, and special support services. First line of treatment for depression is talk therapy with medication which also helps to do specific screening of depression extent. Each of these services imparts their own strengths as well as limitations (Unützer, J., & Park, M., 2012). 
1. Psychotherapy for depression: It includes several talk therapies so as to treat disorders associated with personality, emotional, psychiatric and behavioral. This includes series of committed appointments between individual and the therapist. Core focus of this relationship is to avoid as well as cope up factors that contribute to his/her condition. Overall goal of same is self understanding and personal development. Mild to moderate forms of depression can be treated using this along with the drug therapy.
Strengths:
· Fewer side effects as compared to other therapies.
· Can work along the medication, in fact acts as catalyst for same.
· Can treat mild to moderate disorders.
· Builds relationship with the individual.
· It offers effective treatment to ones who didn’t respond well to medication.
Limitations:
· Trusting the therapist is major limitation.
· It takes longer time to show impact as compared to drug therapy.
· This alone cannot treat the individual.
(Wampold, B. E. , 2007)
2. Cognitive Behavioral therapy- Another treatment that is behavioral activation treatment that is with the help of cognitive therapy may be done. Main strength of this service is cost effectiveness and most simple method. With exposure towards positive activities, affect and corresponding cognitions may be activated making it easier to control depression. Limitation associated with this service is that it is a time consuming process and requires Full Corporation from the patient along with therapist (Lejuez et al,

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