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Depression Therapy

Depression therapy is the treatment of depressive disorders through psychological interventions intended to reduce symptoms, restore functioning, and lower the risk of relapse. It includes structured psychotherapies such as cognitive and behavioural approaches, problem-solving and self-management strategies, and adj…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 16× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2574-612X 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Depression therapy is the treatment of depressive disorders through psychological interventions intended to reduce symptoms, restore functioning, and lower the risk of relapse. It includes structured psychotherapies such as cognitive and behavioural approaches, problem-solving and self-management strategies, and adjunctive methods ranging from music therapy to emerging neuromodulation and photobiomodulation techniques, delivered individually or in groups and frequently combined with usual medical care. The core aims are to help patients recognise and modify negative thinking and behaviour, address executive and cognitive difficulties that accompany low mood, strengthen coping and social support, and rebuild motivation and self-esteem. Because depression often co-occurs with other conditions, therapy is applied across varied populations, including people with cancer and chronic pain, older adults experiencing loneliness and social isolation, those with bipolar disorder, and individuals with dementia, and it must be tailored to comorbidity, age, and context. Effectiveness depends on accurate identification of depressive symptoms and on matching the intervention to the patient, with combined psychological and standard treatment often examined against usual care. Research in this area evaluates the efficacy of specific modalities, their mechanisms of action, and their performance in real-world clinical and community settings.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 16 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of Psychotherapy Practice and Research (ISSN 2574-612X).

Journal editorial board
Karim Sedky · United States Tullio Scrimali · Italy DAMIANA SCUTERI · Italy

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