Depression Y Psicoanalisis

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Depression and Psychoanalysis Treatment
Depression is very common in today’s global society. The effects of these disorders can create personal, family, and community hardship. There are many reasons for depression in today's world. The most frequent activities related to depression in today's society are alcoholism and drug usage.

Depression isa complex disorder that often times requires psychological treatment; depression sometimes produces a complete standstill in the life of an individual, and to be able to continue function in this society the person need to look for help, to understand what is producing this disorder and how he or she can control it.

Episodes of depression are characterized by feelings of guilt, socialwithdrawal, difficulty concentrating, tearfulness and shame, and by physical manifestations such as either having a very poor appetite and difficulty sleeping with accompanying anxiety and agitation, or by eating and sleeping much more than usual, with a sense of having very little energy. Sometimes upon awakening, a depressed person feels that it is almost impossible to face the day and has a gnawingsense of dread and a feeling of physical heaviness.

In today's society even children are presenting episodes of depression; they have an unhealthy, negative view of themselves and their experiences.

In this paper we will propose the Psychoanalysis as a treatment for this disorder, and to find a treatment that result in the long term solution.

Child and adolescent psychoanalysis, offshoots ofadult psychoanalysis, share with it a common theoretical framework for understanding psychological life, while also using additional techniques and measures to deal with the special capacities and vulnerabilities of children. For instance, the young patient is helped to reveal his or her inner feelings and worries not only through words, but also through drawings and fantasy play. In thetreatment of all but late adolescents, parents are usually consulted to round out the picture of the child's life. The goal of child and adolescent analysis is the removal of symptoms and of the psychological roadblocks that interfere with normal development.
Psychoanalysts are aware that a propensity to this kind of depression often has genetic and biochemical origins. Early problems in mood regulationcan negatively impact a child's relationships, personality development and sense of self-regard. Additionally, traumas in early childhood such as abuse, neglect, separation or loss can impact a child psychologically and neurobiological and cause a predisposition to depressive illness.
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Psychoanalysts treat the impact that depressive illness has on anindividual's personality and sense of himself. Often people with depression suffer from feelings of vulnerability and shame and become frustrated about their difficulties, envious towards others who appear to be more outgoing and untroubled. They can feel guilty about these feelings, with significant inhibitions as a result. Psychoanalysts help people with depression to recognize and deal with theirexcessive guilt, shame, humiliation, anger and other painful feelings. They help the depressed individual understand the impact that depression has had on their personality development and relationships.
Some depressed people are very sensitive to slights, disappointments in others and injuries to their self esteem and have become overly prone to humiliation and anger as a result. Psychoanalystscan help them understand the early experiences that led to these sensitivities and assist them in developing a more resilient sense of self. Additionally, troubling early relationships may sometimes lead to lifelong feelings of inner deadness, sadness, disconnectedness or emptiness that can get into a later life depression.

Psychoanalysis is a therapy based on the observation that individuals...