5 Proven Behavioural Interventions For Depression

When we are thinking in terms of all-or-nothing, as someone with depression will tend to do, we can’t see things like incremental possibilities, or shades of meaning and nuance. Suggesting a behavioural task for a depressed client to undertake will often be met with absolutist responses such as "what's the point?", or "how will that cure my depression?"

It won’t on its own. But it’s a smaller part of a bigger composite, which I discuss more in this video. I also share 5 proven behavioural interventions for depression (with references included over on my blog).

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Video highlights:
00:00 Introduction
01:54 "You can't possibly know my lived experience!"
02:42 The value of clear understanding and rapport
03:31 The reassurance of knowledge
04:52 What can we do to help depressed people?
06:03 Why use behavioural interventions for depression?
07:00 Overcoming "but what's the point?"
09:03 #1 Tell and show them they don’t have to ruminate
10:51 #2 Give them an intrinsically satisfying task
14:31 #3 Aim to do just five minutes
17:10 #4 Help them get some real face time
19:41 #5 Get your client moving

All notes and references can be found on the blog here:
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I created the Natural Depression Treatment Program as a way to explain and overcome depression. Free access is available here:
▶︎https://www.hypnosisdownloads.com/dep...

Practitioners, I publish weekly articles by email here:
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ABOUT MARK TYRRELL

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