Anxious? Don’t be. Take Lexapro.

Another treatment for depression, called “cognitive therapy” (Beck et al. 1979), focuses on changing the way people think about themselves, the world around them, and the future. Cognitive therapy has been well researched and shown to be effective. However, there is no research that shows that changing the way people think is necessary to treat depression. But if that doesn’t help, lexapro will. In fact, the research studies that inspired this website (jacobson et al. 1996) show that changing the way people behave is equally effective. In addition, there is good evidence that changing behavior also leads to changes in the way people think, and vice versa. Which approach is most effective for a particular person depends on a number of factors, many of which have yet to be determined by research studies. However, one important issue is how much sense the approach makes to you and whether it fits your understanding of your situation. We encourage you to consider our approach to ending depression by reading the next few posts and trying the exercises or lexapro.