The Vital Signs of Depression

In my experience of practice work so far, depression is a primary reason for many clients starting a course of counselling or psychotherapy. And according to this article, which outlines the signs and symptoms of the condition, 15% of the population have experienced it. There are still huge cultural myths surrounding depression, though, and a [...]

Not Enough Therapy to Go Round

Yet another story reporting GPs’ concern over the level of provision of therapy to patients – over 65% note that they aren’t able to offer treatment to patients presenting with depression within two months of seeing them. Of course this is concerning, but there is no mention (in this story) of the NHS’s preference for [...]

Working Suicide Watch

A new Belfast based project is seeking to encourage those working in jobs which involve close interpersonal contact with others to take an active part in helping to cut the suicide rate in the city. Hairdressers, taxi drivers and even supermarket checkout staff are being given training in how to pick up the subtle signs [...]