Benefits of Support Groups
If you are feeling overwhelmed by a crisis then a support group may be able to help you through it. A support group lets you know that you are not alone, that there are others who understand what you are going through. A group can also give you hope that you can get through whats going on, a place to start working through your emotions and feelings. You may be able to develop some skills that...
Read MoreAnti-depressants ‘of little use’
New generation anti-depressants have little clinical benefit for most patients, a recent study suggests. A BBC News article reports on the findings of a University of Hull team who reviewed data on 47 clinical trials. They concluded “the drugs helped only a small group of the most severely depressed.” The makers of Prozac and Seroxat, two of the commonest anti-depressants, said they...
Read MoreCaregiving: Your Role as a Strengthened Ally
by Mitch Golant, PhD Los Angeles psychologist Mitch Golant, PhD, is The Wellness Community’s Vice President of Research & Development and author of several books including “What To Do When Someone You Love Is Depressed” (Holt, 1998). He Says: For many years, I facilitated support groups for cancer survivors and their families at The Wellness Community in Santa Monica,...
Read MoreSports People at Risk from Depression
Following on from John Kirwin’s high profile depression campaign other elite sports people seem to be at risk from depression. Not perhaps surprising that people under extreme pressure do suffer from depression. The cumulative effect of the extreme pressure to succeed, that drives top sports people, mean that when they get to the top of their game they can sometimes crash and burn. Not all...
Read MoreTopic Evening – Post Natal Depression
We are very excited to have Gill Graham and Michelle McCarthy from the Mothers and Babies unit at Princess Margaret Hospital, speak to us on the topic of Post Natal Depression. Gill is the Clinical Manager and Clinical Nurse Specialist of the outpatient team and has worked in the service for nearly ten years. Michelle is a Clinical Psychologist who has been at Mothers and Babies for nearly...
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