Manic depression treatment

The manic depression treatment has been changing over the time, having an outmost various history. Long time ago, physicians recommended a lot of rest, exhilaration, new social supports, open air walks and entertainment as a manic depression treatment. Back then, all the specialist doctors, remarked the marvelous effects of the spa's waters in North Italy, by sending a lot of depressive patients who were very stirring and restless. After a while, it was discovered that these special waters contained a Lithium salt, which had the healing effects used for treating the manic depressive symptoms. On another part of the world, the manic depression patients were considered to be possessed by the devil and they got chained and isolated instead of getting the manic depression treatment they deserved in order to get well. More to this, they were killed by having euthanasia, or they were being electrocuted.

Treatments for manic depression symptoms

During the years, specialists have tried different approaches for the manic depression treatment. As the time passed, the medical care got a very important place regarding all the healing methods. In 1912 – 1917, psycho analytical technique was used, which was based on resolving some old conflicts that the patient had when was a child. The truth is that this kind of approach wasn't very sustained, mostly due to the lack of good outcomes. As previously said, one kind of manic depression treatment was based on medication too, as it is used today. Medicines like barbiturates, calming drugs and anti psychotic pills were prescribes by the doctors after 1950. Later on, the electric shock treatment, the so called ECT therapy, was used more often. There were some other complementary treatments that were used along with medication. These remedies were kind of useful because they included very long warm baths, bed repose, eating while bathing and so on.