Depression

What is Depression?

Depression is a mood disorder that results in feelings of sadness, hopelessness, despair, loss of interest and low motivation. It can seriously affect a person’s ability to lead a normal life, at work, socially or within their families. It has been described as the ‘common cold’ of psychiatry because of its frequency of diagnosis. It is a serious condition and can lead to suicidal thoughts and attempts.

Like all human anguish, depression results from a combination of biological, psychological and social factors and effective treatment will address each of these intersecting aspects of a person’s life.

How Can Therapy Help?

Many evidence based psychological approaches have now been developed to reduce depression. Our Network therapists are trained to help you to:

• Understand what depression is and how it works physiologically and psychologically
• Identify triggers and patterns of depressive episodes  
• Break cycles of behaviour that maintain symptoms
• Reframe negative thoughts to find new meanings
• Develop pragmatic resources and skills to overcome depression
• Develop positive self-relations to improve overall experiences of life