Non Pharmacologic Model

replacing negative patterns of thought with healthier ways of thinking (“Cognitive Behavioral”, 2016). Approximately two thirds of patients suffering from depression are treated successfully with medication alone, however many patients do not respond to medication. Patients that are treatment refractory have residual symptoms, or frequently relapse. In these cases, patients tend to prefer a non-pharmacologic therapy or one that is consistent with their model of depression (Rupke, Blecke, Renfrow, 2016). Studies have shown that cognitive therapy is as effective, possibly more effective, than pharmacotherapy in managing mild to moderate unipolar