Possible Topics to Discuss
- How are Serotonin and Norepinephrine related to depression?
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy
- Relationship between Sleep and Depression
- What research is being done currently?
- What is my experience with depression?
- What therapies have worked for me in battling depression?
- What books about depression are useful and informative?
- Which self-help therapies work?
- Medications
- Symptom and Mood Tracking
- What are my triggers?
- Stress and Depression
- What are the long term effects of using medication?
- How effective is computer-based or online therapy?
- How effective is therapy with an online psychologist?
- How do you run and maintain your life while depressed?
- What can I do to prevent or reduce the number of depressive episodes?
- How effective are group therapies in treating depression?
- How effective is mindful therapy?
- How efficacious is neuro-feedback for treating depression?
- How does the spouse of a depressed person feel?
- What can the spouse do to assist a depressed person?
- Genetic predisposition? What role does heredity play? Does the behavior of parents play a stronger role in predisposing one for depression?
- What belief windows or values influence your distorted thinking?
- What screening methods are best? What are their flaws? How can they be improved?
- Most screening methods are reflective of symptoms that occurred over the past 1 or 2 weeks. Is there a screening method that measures symptoms daily? Would such an instrument create more cognitive distortions that aggravate the depression?
Of course, I will also be adding my own experiences with depression.