I Haven’t Told Them, They Haven’t Asked
A recent Radio New Zealand programme caught our interest. We often get asked by our clients what to say. ‘Should I tell or not”. The postcast of the interview is very helpful. Ideas for 23 September – Mental Illness in the Workplace, (MP3, 24.3MB). For years, the stereotypical impression of someone with mental illness was that they were dangerous and had the potential to cause...
Read MoreDrink-depression study seeks best treatment
Article in The Press 18 September 2007. A study into the best treatment for both alcohol dependence and depression – thought to be a world first – will get underway in New Zealand this month. Funded by the Health Council over 3.5 years, the research is being led by the National Addiction Centre at Otago University, Christchurch, and will be launched in Whangarei, Auckland, Hamilton,...
Read MoreWorld of their Own
The NZ Listner has as their cover feature this week an article about Denise L’Estrange-Corbet of fashion label World. It says ‘(She) has always lived with depression. The demons, she says, will never go away, but she knows how to deal with them now’. Makes sense to me. Lets keep talking about depression and in this way reduce the shame and stigma attached to...
Read MoreDepression Awareness
Depression Support Network runs a great education course teaching about depression and the recovery from depression. The course is being led by our educator Gill Cooper. The next course starts on October 1, 2007 and runs for three Monday nights. The sessions are being held on the fourth floor Securities House, from 6.30-8.30pm. Dates: 1, 8, 15 October. 2007 Venue: 4th floor, Securities House,...
Read MoreTopic Evening
Alternative Treatments for Depression Michael Woods, Naturopath, spoke to 55 people last night about alternatives in the treatment of depression. Michael practices Naturopathic medicine, a comprehensive versatile and safe method of treating isease which focuses on the causes not the symptoms. Nathuropathy uses a combination of herbal and nutritional medicines, as well as dietary and...
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