Holistic Treatment for Depression

Holistic treatment for symptoms of depression comprises of a vast number of treatment modalities. Alternative and Complimentary Medicine are now gaining more and more respect in the world of medicine although many mainstream mental health institutions are still slow to accept alternative or holistic treatment for depression, anxiety along with other physical disorders.

Medical establishments and other regulatory bodies tend to disregard alternative medicines as a viable, effective alternative. The argument most commonly used against holistic treatment for disorders such as depression is that there is not enough hard evidence or research to demonstrate their efficiency.

Many drug studies that have so far been published are done so by the very same drug companies that produces the drugs, creating a conflict of interest. There are often cases of manipulation of information by some of the drug companies for a monetary gain, bearing in mind there are millions of dollars at stake.