Buddhist Approaches in the Treatment of Depression

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Buddhist Approaches in the Treatment of Depression
Introduction: Aim of Paper
Depression is a psychological condition that can have a major impact on the life of sufferers. However, it has proven difficult to define depression because it is a multifaceted condition. There are mixed opinions on what depression actually is. In the “Behavioral Assessment and Treatment of Depression in Older Adults” Linda Teri notes,
…depression is a multifaceted disorder,
characterized by affective distress(
dysphoria
),
behavioural
difficulties(sleep, and appetite
disturbance, complaints of fatigue, social
withdrawal) and cognitive dysfunction(thoughts
of death and suicide, problems concentrating)
(Teri,1991,p.225).
The fact that depression as a disorder is...

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