Depression Matters

WOULD YOU ADMIT TO BEING DEPRESSED?

Depression affects millions of people worldwide and often manifests itself through symptoms
that are so commonplace they can be missed.
These symptoms could include sleep and appetite disturbances; physical aches and pains, as well
as heightened levels of anxiety and irritability and feelings of negativity and poor self-worth.
Depression is also “contagious”. When we live or work with someone who is depressed, we frequently experience our own depression.

It is unfortunate that as a result of ignorance and misconceptions, depression
often carries a social stigma and remains an untreated secret – despite the
fact that it is commonly triggered by today’s stressful working and living
conditions.

This second edition of Depression Matters provides easy recognition of the
most common symptoms of depression and offers a plethora of practical and
creative ways to:
- Recognise the signs of depression
- Communicate your depressed state without fear or embarrassment
- Use a multitude of tried and tested self-help techniques
- Understand the complex arena of psychotropic antidepressant
medication and electro-convulsive therapy
- Discuss the more recent medical treatments for depression, such as
ketamine and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS).

Dr Susan Musikanth, a counselling psychologist, is the highly acclaimed author
of Stress Matters, Marriage Matters, Divorce Matters, Love Matters and Mind
Your Golf. In this edition of Depression Matters, she once again demonstrates
that her expertise and creative style allow the layman to easily understand
and deal with a condition that can be overcome with both dignity and understanding.