depression

New Study Links Certain Words with Depression in Teens

Author: Editorial 27th April 2020 0 Comments

“Being able to express oneself is the key to mental healthiness” From an article by Diana Bruk in BestLife: “They say communication is the key to any healthy relationship, whether it’s a romantic, familial, or platonic one. And historically, no one…
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emotion-focused care

articulation of emotions, BestLife, depression, Diana Bruk, Emotion, language, negative emotion differentiation, Research, teenagers

It’s Not Always Depression

Author: Editorial 20th April 2020 0 Comments

The sub-title of this book from Hilary Jacobs Hendel is “A New Theory of Listening to Your Body, Discovering Core Emotions and Reconnecting with Your Authentic Self”. The publishers say: “In this practical and fascinating new account of psychological suffering, pioneering…
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accelerated experiential dynamic psychotherapy, books, depression, emotions, Experiential Psychotherapy, Hilary Jacobs Hendel, The Change Triangle, wellbeing

Secrets of the drug trials

Author: Editorial 3rd April 2020 0 Comments

Panorama is a BBC TV programme that specialises in investigative journalism. In 2007 they broadcast “Secrets of the drug trials” (see video below), concerning which the BBC said: “Secret emails reveal that the UK’s biggest drug company distorted trial results…
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BBC Panorama, children and adolescents, depression, drug trials, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), pharmaceutical drugs, pharmaceutical industry, psychiatry, Seroxat, suicide

In Search of Silence

Author: Editorial 16th March 2020 0 Comments

“… explores the things endemic in our society such as sadness and loneliness, to unpick why we seek other people to fix what’s inside of us.” This book has been written by Poorna Bell. The publishers say: “Poorna Bell was sold…
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addiction, books, depression, fulfillment, happiness, loneliness, Poorna Bell, self-worth, suicide, wellbeing

Understanding Anxiety and Depression (part 2): Antidepressants

Author: Editorial 27th February 2020 0 Comments

“Despite the exponential use of antidepressant medications … We still have no clue about levels of serotonin, or any other neurotransmitter, before or after treatment, or if this correlates with improvement in symptoms. More to the point, as a society,…
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antidepressants, anxiety, audio, brain chemistry, Cambridge Progressive Medicine, depression, neuroscience, podcast, SSRI, William Bostock

Anti-depressants: “They’re popped like smarties.”

Author: Editorial 14th February 2020 0 Comments

Are GPs prescribing them too often, or are we getting better at acknowledging depression? This is a 13 minute podcast (2014) from the BBC’s Woman’s Hour radio programme.

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antidepressants, BBC, depression, Joanna Moncrieff, Maureen Baker

Running and mental health: ‘I couldn’t see a way past depression until I ran’

Author: Editorial 23rd January 2020 0 Comments

This short video from journalist Woody Morris is about a 27-old woman named Jerry who has completed five half-marathons. As the BBC’s Newsbeat reports: “… there was a time when she ‘didn’t think there was a way out’ of her depression…
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anxiety, BBC, BBC Newsbeat, depression, exercise, running, social anxiety, videos

How And Why Are Some Therapists Better Than Others?

Author: Editorial 11th November 2019 0 Comments

This book is subtitled “Understanding Therapist Effects”. The publishers say: “Some therapists are more effective than others, that much is clear; why they are more effective is less clear. Editors Louis Castonguay and Clara Hill have gathered a panel of expert…
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anxiety, books, Clara Hill, counseling, counselling, depression, Louis Castonguay, psychotherapy, Research, therapist effects, therapists, therapy, training

Ten Myths about Depression and Psycho-Pharmacology:

Author: Editorial 6th November 2019 0 Comments

An article called “ Psychiatry Gone Astray “, by Prof. Peter Gøtzsche, appears on the blog site of psychiatrist Dr. David Healy. The article lists ten myths about mental illness and psycho-pharmacology: Myth 1: Your disease is caused by a chemical imbalance in…
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antidepressants, antipsychotics, David Healy, depression, Nordic Cochrane Centre, Peter Gøtzsche, psychiatry, psychopharmacology

Young, British and Depressed

Author: Editorial 4th November 2019 0 Comments

In July of this year (2019) a TV broadcast titled “Young, British and Depressed” was screened on Channel 4 in the UK. It was produced by Dispatches, an investigative current affairs programme. In the broadcast, reporter Sanah Ahsan explores Britain’s youth depression crisis, to…
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anxiety, Channel 4, children and adolescents, depression, diagnosis, Eleanor Morgan, medical model, overdiagnosis, Sanah Ahsan, The Guardian, TV

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