Ah, yes, that time of packing away the seasonal decorations and lights is upon us and with perhaps little on the immediate horizon, in the way of excitement, it can be common to experience low mood. The parties are over and family and friends have departed and perhaps worse still, the credit card bills are
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TheoryThis week it was claimed that there is more compelling ‘evidence’ that antidepressants are more efficacious and safer for the treatment of depression. A global study led by researchers from Oxford University hit the front pages on Thursday. There were headlines in newspapers saying things like “The drugs do work” and “millions more of us
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NewsStudies have shown that roughly one in five of us will suffer from anxiety or depression at some point in our lives. There are, of course, many types of anxiety. For some anxiety might involve suffering the symptoms of Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) to full blown panic attacks to obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). In England,
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TheoryThe Men’s Health Forum men’s health week takes place this week and when one considers the mental health risks for men the statistics are alarming.Take, for example, the male suicide rate. The latest official figures for male suicide in the UK show 16.8 deaths per 100,000 of the population in 2014 (social researchers compare populations per 100,000
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TheoryThere are now a plethora of mobile apps for every condition known to man and you may be wondering whether they offer any benefit to diagnosis, treatment and ongoing management of your depression. If you are worried about whether you have depression it is advisable to first pay a visit to your GP, who can
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articlesThe treatment of depression has been in the news more than normal this past few weeks as a result of some high profile suicides. A new study has found that medication and talking therapy have failed to show any difference to placebo when treating depression. Read further information about the study and the story here. The clinical research
In the psychotherapeutic community we owe a great debt to Freud who was primarily concerned with exploring the personal unconscious. The clinical model has its origins in Freud and covers four types: schizoid, obsessional, depressive and hysterical. Schizoid In this model this type is described as introverted. They are more likely to be avoidant in relationships and
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