There is no "standard" treatment for depression as a whole. There are different types of depression, with different treatments. I know one person who will pro

There is no "standard" treatment for depression as a whole. There are different types of depression, with different treatments. I know one person who will probably be on medication for her whole life (bipolar), another who needed medication for about a year and found therapy to be a waste of time (postpartum), and some for whom therapy was the primary treatment.