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If you are a doctor, please answer the medical questions based on the patient's description.

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My wife is suffering serious depression and is now on medication. She has been feeling empty headed in her mind and did not know what to do. She has been wanting to get cured in a hospital. May I ask under what condition is she required to remain in hospital.? Would it be a mental hospital?

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Hello, Thanks for choosing Chat Doctor for posting your query. I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through. From what you have stated it appears that your wife is having a depressive episode. Depression can occur with regular stress, and it can also occur biologically without any stress as well. She needs proper treatment for the same. There are various effective therapies for depression like fluoxetine, venlafaxine, bupropion, mirtazapine or Escitalopram, and they are all very effective and mostly safe. You may also require some benzodiazepines like clonazepam or lorazepam for a short period like 2-3 weeks to reduce the anxiety and help with your sleep.  If you are averse to the Chat Doctor.  This therapy is taken by either a psychologist or a psychiatrist in which the therapist identifies impaired cognitions (Thoughts) and try to correct them. They are 15-20 min weekly session and there should be around 8-10 sessions to help you with your illness. If it is severe then she needs to be hospitalized. She can be admitted in any general hospital or a nursing home having a psychiatrist attached to it. Hope I am able to answer your concerns. If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you. In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below-mentioned link:bit.ly/