More than nine out of 10 people believe that it is now more acceptable to talk about emotional problems.
Almost one person in five has consulted a counsellor or psychotherapist, while almost half the population know someone who has, according to a survey by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), which suggests that the [...]

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A postgraduate student at the University of St Andrews is looking at the relationship between long-term pain and low mood for her dissertation.
She is looking for people between aged 18 and 70 who:
- have experienced physical pain, such as low back pain, for 3 months  or more and low mood for 2 weeks or more, OR
- have low mood and do [...]

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Alice* wasn’t feeling great.  At the age of 23 she had started to have mild panic attacks. She worried a lot and sometimes felt low and irritable.   She was able to go to work and socialise but the fear that she was dying during her panic attacks worried her.  She spoke to her GP about it, [...]

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362 people responded to a poll, which was posted for six weeks on www.lookokfeelcrap.org, our website for young adults with depression.   51% of these people gave a response of ‘nobody’ to the question ‘who are you most likely to talk to about how you feel?’. This shows that it’s still important to provide information online as [...]

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NHS Scotland would like people with experience of Depression to help them provide better care and support in the NHS.
It can be hard to get the right help when you are feeling down.

It can be hard to get the right help when you are feeling down.
Who should you speak to?
What words can you use to [...]

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Researchers have found people with Anxiety and Depression are more likely to use a shade of grey to represent their mental state.
Peter Whorwell, Professor of Medicine and Gastroenterology at University Hosptial South Manchester, worked with a team of researchers from the University of Manchester to create an instrument that would allow people a choice of [...]

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It has been hard to escape anti-depressants in the news recently. There has been much made in the media of the publication of an analysis of previously unpublished research, which seems to show that drugs like Prozac, Seroxat and Efexor were no better than placebos – tablets with no active ingredients. But what do these [...]

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People possessing a particular varient of the brain chemical serotonin are especially susceptible to stress-induced depression. If they were offered stress-management training, they might be able to fend it off. Exposure to severe life stressors can trigger depression, scientists have known for decades. But many persons who experience setbacks in life do not develop [...]

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Glasgow University are looking for people aged 18 - 65 with depression to take part in a research project.  They are interested in how the way people interpret emotions in others changes when they are depressed. 

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The research, by the University of Glasgow, was based on responses from visitors to this website and our supporters. A big thank you to everyone who took part!  Read the report.

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