Obesity and Depression often occur
together and may be interrelated.
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Treating either of the two conditions separately is helpful, and may even result in benefits for the condition that was not targeted, but it is more effective to work on both issues together.
That’s why we developed our Obesity & Depression Program. Treatment of obesity with lifestyle management involves learning how to eat better/less and how to be more active, which is obvious to anyone who has struggled with weight issues. |
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What may be less obvious is that successful obesity treatment requires effective goals, optimal planning, and the strengthening, and maintenance, of strong motivation. This process is called Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy (CBT) for obesity.
Our programs have as their primary goal the improvement of weight management. This is not a treatment program for depression. Individuals whose primary problem is depression, with obesity a secondary or unrelated effect, would require a different kind of help than what we are providing in our programs. Our ideal client has a primary problem with weight management, which may interact with other problems, such as tendencies towards depressive states, stress, or insomnia. We look closely at the relations between mood states and health behaviour, and help clients evaluate their choices and strategies.
The treatment of obesity often results in improvements in mood and decreased depressive symptoms, because the same behaviour changes are recommended, such as better eating and activity, better sleep, improved relationships, reduced stress, as would be recommended in a treatment for depression. Taking better care of one's weight and health behaviour and encouraging positive emotional states go hand in hand. The combined treatment of obesity and depression adds extra attention to finding new ways of increasing positive emotional experiences and decreasing negative ones. Many people complaining of obesity and depressive tendencies will see significant improvements in both dimensions as a result of our program.
In our Obesity & Depression program we work on both problems at the same time. We judge our results by how much you feel better and your ability to maintain a healthier weight, over the long-term.
Our goal is to help you make deep and lasting changes in your eating, exercise, emotions and weight.
In our Obesity & Depression program we work on both problems at the same time. We judge our results by how much you feel better and your ability to maintain a healthier weight, over the long-term.
Our goal is to help you make deep and lasting changes in your eating, exercise, emotions and weight.
"If you're struggling with obesity and depression, come and see us,
the specialists in comprehensive obesity care."
the specialists in comprehensive obesity care."
