Depression Traditional Treatment

Depression and Mental Health Medication

There are several treatment approaches for mental health disorders, including some interesting new developments. The two most common treatments are medications and psychotherapy.

A less common and somewhat controversial method is electroconvulsive therapy (shock therapy). It’s used for severe depression where other treatments were ineffective.

Brain stimulation is an emerging treatment for depression. The treatment was first used in the U.S. in 1997 by neurosurgeons at Mayo Clinic in Florida. It’s used for Parkinson's disease, cluster headache depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, chronic pain among other ailments.

Here is just a sampling of popular mental health medications:

Combination Antipsychotic and Antidepressant Medication:

• Symbyax
• Prozac
• Zyprexa

Antipsychotic Medications:

• Abilify
• Clozaril
• Fanapt
• Geodon
• Haldol
• Invega
• Loxitane

Antidepressant Medications:

• Lexapro
• Paxil
• Prozac
• Zoloft

Anti-anxiety Medications:

• Klonopin
• Valium
• Xanax