> why not take a look at electroconvulsive therapy ... Yet we have no idea how it works ... Or you can stick with something that has been already been scientif

> why not take a look at electroconvulsive therapy ... Yet we have no idea how it works ... Or you can stick with something that has been already been scientifically studied and proven to be as effective as anti-depressants in curing depression - Cognitive Therapy. In fact, it even prevents relapses more than anti-depressants: > Depression is one of the most prevalent and debilitating of the psychiatric disorders. Studies have shown that cognitive therapy is as efficacious as antidepressant medications at treating depression, and it seems to reduce the risk of relapse even after its discontinuation. - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2748674/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2748674/ For those considering going to a CT therapist you can search for certified CT therapist from here: https://cares.beckinstitute.org/get-treatment/clinician-directory/ https://cares.beckinstitute.org/get-treatment/clinician-dire... (the Beck Institute was started by the founder of CT and is now run by his daughter who is also a professional in this field. Nowadays most therapist learn about CT during the education but only have the base knowledge of it and thus don't apply CT techniques properly during therapy, and remain ignorant of the advances in this field. Those who actually train and specialise in it are more effective.)