Engaging with young people and their networks to see new pathways to recovery from depression
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Depression in the context of exploitation
Read more: Depression in the context of exploitationThere are many cases of depression in which we see a young teenage girl who has suffered emotional, physical and sexual abuse. This could happen to boys, young adults and people with learning disabilities and the elderly. The most vulnerable people in our society are at risk from sexual exploitation. Although these people may experience…
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Has depression almost made the main news this week?
Read more: Has depression almost made the main news this week?This week we learned that Zayn Malik had left One Direction (famous boy band) with stress. We also discovered that Andreas Lubitz, a co-pilot who had died with 149 other people in the plane crash in the French Alps, had a past history of depression. We may never really know what exactly happened but how…
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Depression and Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Read more: Depression and Alcohol / Drug MisuseDepression, low mood and sadness are feelings that most people have each day. However, 3% of all young people aged 13-25 years experience severe depression for most of the time. There are 2 million teenagers in the UK who have one or more parents who are addicted to alcohol. If your parents are depressed and/or…
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NICE Guidelines there 2005, 2013, 2015
Read more: NICE Guidelines there 2005, 2013, 2015In the UK the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) had published guidelines in 2005 for the treatment of depression in young people. These guidelines were updated in 2013 and 2015. After an assessment, if a young person is diagnosed with depression they should be offered therapy. This would usually consist of Cognitive…
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Brain Derived Neurotropic Factor
Read more: Brain Derived Neurotropic FactorThe brain is even more than a veritable soup of chemicals mixed with a spaghetti junction of endless combinations of nerve connections. How do our nerves remain healthy? They need Brain Derived Neurotropic Factor (BDNF) to grow and maintain their function. However, in stressful situations there is a reduction in BDNF in key brain areas, especially the hippocampus….
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- Headspace – Australia’s National Youth Mental Health Foundation
- Big White Wall – The support network for emotional health
- Self Help & Therapist Resources
- Living Life to the Full
- The Samaritans
- Youthspace
- The Brain From Top to Bottom
- Cognitive Behavior Therapy Training & Consultation for Therapists
- Depression – Counselling Directory