抑郁症如何控制？

 抑郁症如何控制？

Depression can make a person feel unusually sad, worthless, uninterested in activities that used to be fun, restless or even suicidal.

患抑郁症的人通常会感到异常忧伤、觉得人生毫无价值、对原本感兴趣的活动失去兴趣、烦躁、甚至会产生自杀的念头。

Depression is a serious illness that requires professional treatment, often with a combination of medication and psychological therapy.

抑郁症是一种很严重的疾病，通常需要药物和心理治疗相结合的专业治疗。

The American Academy of Family Physicians offers these suggestions for dealing¹ with depression:

美国家庭医生学会对治疗抑郁症提出了以下几点建议：

Set a realistic schedule for yourself. While you're getting better, don't expect that you can maintain a full schedule at a regular pace.

给自己安排的计划要现实合理。即使你在慢慢恢复，但也不要总把自己的时间安排得满满的。

Try not to believe the negative thoughts, like feelings of failure, that depression causes -- such thoughts should ease as depression subsides².

试着摆脱由抑郁症引起的如失败感等此类的消极想法，这些想法会随着抑郁症的减轻而逐渐消除。

Participate in activities that make you feel good about yourself and that you enjoy.

参加一些你喜欢的、能让自己感到愉快的活动。

While you're depressed³, try to avoid making any major life decisions. If you have to, ask a trusted friend or family member for help.

当你情绪低落的时候，避免去做人生中的重大决定。如果一定要做出决定，最好向可信赖的朋友或家人寻求帮助。

Don't drink alcohol or take unprescribed drugs, as either can cause serious interactions with antidepressant medication, and can exacerbate⁴ depression.

不要喝酒精饮料或服用非医生开具的药物，因为这可能会与抗抑郁类药物发生严重反应，而且可能会使病情加重。

Get as much exercise as possible -- at least 30 minutes four to six times a week.

多锻炼身体，每周锻炼四至六次，每次至少30分钟

1 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

2 subsides   

v.（土地）下陷（因在地下采矿）( subside的第三人称单数 )；减弱；下降至较低或正常水平；一下子坐在椅子等上

参考例句：

• Emotion swells and subsides. 情绪忽高忽低。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• His emotion swells and subsides. 他的情绪忽高忽低。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3 depressed   

adj.沮丧的，抑郁的，不景气的，萧条的

参考例句：

• When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
• His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。

4 exacerbate   

v.恶化，增剧，激怒，使加剧

参考例句：

• WMO says a warming climate can exacerbate air pollution.世界气象组织说，气候变暖可能会加剧空气污染。
• In fact efforts will merely exacerbate the current problem.实际上努力只会加剧当前的问题。