Joe
A. Thomas, M.A., CCAS, CCS
Advanced
Neuro Therapy Services
Copyright,
2002, All rights reserved.
I have found that depression
is not as cut and dry as many would like to believe it to be. I think
that many professionals would like to take a cookie cutter approach
to the problem of depression and boil it down to a series of steps or
combinations of treatments that include: psychotherapy, medication,
behavioral and nutritional changes, and varied approaches to dealing
and coping with depression. I think that these approaches are all of
value for some people. I cannot say what that number is but I have
speculated that it represents the category of individuals that would
improve in any program no matter what the duration or intensity.
The
Missing Link Is In The Brain
(the most difficult cases yield clues)
What has fascinated
me in working with individuals who experience depresssion, has been
the missing pieces of the puzzle during the assessment phase of treatment.
With qEEG assessment
tools, we have found that physiological and pscyhologoical assessments
are providing significant insights into expedting and more accurately
progress through the treatment process.
Many individuals
experiencing a number of depressive behaviors can be complicated by
such things as addictions, mild traumatic brain injury (MBTI), attention
deficit disorder, and chronic pain conditions.
Continuing research
in the areas of depression, and neurotherapies has promoted the concepts
that neurofeedback can be a useful and effective treamtment for dealing
with the symptoms that medications may not address, and providing
alternatives when the side of medications are undesirable.
We believe that
the use of neurofeedback therapy is an effective approach that can
be pursued by a avariety of individuals that suffer from depression.
We integrate a spirit-mind-brain-body perspective in working with
individuals suffering from depression and belive that it can provide
relief for those suffering this from this debilitating condition.