In a XXXXXXXXXXword essay, select one holistic treatment modality and one conventional best practice that mental health professionals could use for treating a patient with depression.Outline the...

Running Head: Treatment of Depression         1
Treatment of Depression        2
TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION
Table of Contents
Introduction    3
Holistic Treatment Modality    3
Conventional Practice    4
Combining the Two Methods    4
References    5
Introduction
Depression is a widely prevalent mental disorder that is continually on the rise due to a number of reasons. The treatment of depression is no longer restricted to medication. The treatment has opened up towards a more holistic approach of dealing with depression. Some of the holistic treatment modalities include healthy diet and food habits, a healthy lifestyle along with an encouragement of exercise and talk therapy. In this case, talk therapy has been selected as one of the most comprehensive treatment modalities of depression.
Holistic Treatment Modality
    Talk therapy, also known as psychotherapy is an important and widely practiced holistic treatment modality for curing or dealing with depression. In psychotherapy, two kinds of therapy are prevalent. They are, cognitive behavioral therapy and interpersonal therapy. According to Seidler, Rice, Oliffe, Fogarty and Dhillon (2018), cognitive behavioral therapy helps a patient identify the ways in which negative thoughts can impact the mental setup of an individual thereby leading to...