"There are a variety of techniques to help……" — Irving Kirsch
"There are a variety of techniques to help people change the kind of thinking that leads them to become depressed. These techniques are called cognitive behavioral therapy."
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15 Quotes by Irving Kirsch
Irving Kirsch has 15 quotes on this site.
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Depression is a serious problem, but drugs are not the answer. In the long run, psychotherapy is both cheaper and…
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Depression is not caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain, and it is not cured by medication. Depression may…
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Perhaps anti-depressants should be best reserved for the very extreme cases and, more importantly, for those who do not respond…
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I do a lot of research on the placebo effect, not just in depression but in irritable bowel syndrome, pain,…
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Psychotherapy works, and some types of therapy have been shown to be much more effective than antidepressants over the long…
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Anything that instills a sense of hope will at least temporarily help treat depression.
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The big bulk of the response to antidepressants is the placebo response.
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If doctors just spent more time with their patients so they felt more reassured, that might help.
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The doctor-patient relationship is critical to the placebo effect.
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Patients who trust their doctors and have a psychological expectation of getting better could trigger a reaction in their body.
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To someone who is not currently on anti-depressants, I would suggest trying other treatments first - for example, psychotherapy.
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Antidepressants can have troubling side effects and are addictive for some people.
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I have become down-hearted, I have become discouraged, I have become depressed. I'm just like you. I'm a human being…
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Meditation doesn't lead you to silence; meditation only creates the situation in which the silence happens. And this should be…
— Rajneesh
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When I'm not doing something that comes deeply from me, I get bored. When I get bored I get distracted…
— Maria Irene Fornes
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"Sweep me up and send me where you please." For there I will retain my spirit, tranquil and content, as…
— Marcus Aurelius
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If nothing has helped you decide, go ask a child. Children know what they need, and more surprisingly, the know…
— Bernie Siegel
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If you open the armpits, the brain becomes light. You cannot brood or become depressed.
— B.K.S. Iyengar
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Be able to go shopping for a bathing suit and not become depressed afterward.
— Marilyn vos Savant
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Brother, I’m not depressed and haven’t lost spirit. Life everywhere is life, life is in ourselves and not in the…
— Fyodor Dostoevsky
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People become depressed when they neglect their spiritual practice.
— Dharma Mittra
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You succeed and accomplish and accomplish; the problem is when you stop, you become depressed because you could never do…
— Dan Hill
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If I'm not overloaded, I become depressed because I feel like I'm doing nothing with my life. Last year I…
— Milla Jovovich
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Son to grow up when the first job is the city, looking relaxed despite the father from the inside out,…
— Mak_786
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