How to Use Clinical-Depression.co.uk

To get the most from the Depression Learning Path, read this short guide first.

About Clinical (Major) Depression

Clinical, or major depression is the world's No. 1 mental disorder, the 2nd most disabling condition in the world behind heart disease. And it's growing at an alarming rate. (2)

Depression facts are important - understanding how clinical depression works is the first step towards beating it. After that we will look at what research says are the best way to get rid of depression, and keep it away.

The Purpose of this Site

There's so much information out there on clinical depression. Thousands of studies, insights into the causes, symptoms, methods o\f testing, biological causes and effects and so on...

Unfortunately, this is rarely made available in a straightforward way to those who need it most; those suffering from depression. That is the aim of clinical-depression.co.uk.

Depression Information that Helps

If you or someone you know is suffering from clinical depression, you've probably read and heard many unhelpful myths and half truths, causing confusion and feelings of helplessness. Statements such as "it's in your genes", "it's a chemical imbalance" or worst of all "once you've got depression, you've got it for life." None of these are true. (3)

Most drug treatments assume this, mainly because they are so poor in preventing relapse. Yet there are other therapies for depression, that act just as quickly, and are much more effective at beating depression for good. By understanding the cycle of depression, it's possible to recognize what causes the symptoms of depression before they appear. With the right approach, you can beat depression for good.

Recent research shows that what you think clinical depression is, actually has an effect on how effective the treatment will be. This is so important it stands repeating: "What you think depression is affects how effective the treatment will be". If you suffer from depression, it is essential that you remember that.

So it's vitally important to get a good understanding of clinical depression, not just the symptoms, or the causes, but what clinical depression actually is.

This site pulls together all the important aspects - and show you the best way to get help with depression. The authors of the site are practising therapists and researchers, treating clinical depression on a day-to-day basis with great success and training others to do the same.

Understanding Clinical Depression

• Depression is a psychological disorder, so why do depressed people have physical symptoms, especially exhaustion?
• Why do depressed people dream 3 times more than non-depressed people?

Recent breakthroughs in psychology, neurobiology, and psychotherapy are finally piecing together the picture to give us a clear understanding of all the aspects of depression. Like never before, we can begin to answer some of the questions that have been puzzling many people about the normal explanations given regarding clinical depression.

• Why do some people suffer from depression while others don't?
• If clinical depression is defined as " a sad mood or loss interest that persist for more than 2 weeks" then why is it so much more than feeling sad for a long period of time?

To answer these questions, we can being by looking at the thinking styles that are shared by all people suffering from clinical depression.

Understanding the cycle of depression allows us to find out why there are physical effects to what is called a mental illness: how the negative emotions caused by depressive thinking styles begin to affect our biology, as well as how we actually perceive the world.

Beating Clinical Depression - Now, and For Good

Beating clinical depression isn't just about understanding why it's there. Its about you feeling better quickly and having relief from those horrible symptoms of depression.

Knowing how to get rid of depression is a lot more important than knowing what caused it, but if you follow the Depression Learning Path, you should know that too.

Alternative Therapies For Depression

Getting help with depression is about beating it now, and stopping it coming back. It's about being able to live without worrying about it returning.

From research backed by the US government, we'll lead you through what are effective types of therapy for lifting clinical depression, as well which types are not effective. We list the key elements that are present in effective therapies, and compare how they work, as well as how effective they are compared to depression medication.

Antidepressants

If you're taking or considering taking depression medication, there are important things you need to know.

We also now know another reason that antidepressants sometimes work, thanks to a recent discovery in the field of dream research, which we go into later in the Clinical Depression Learning Path.

This also explains why antidepressants have such a high rate of relapse, compared to other effective therapies for depression.

However, we are not 'anti-drugs'. We simply want to ensure everyone has access to accurate information so they can make the best choice for themselves.

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2.1. Seligman, M. E. P. (1990) Learned Optimism. Pocket Books, New York.

3. Papermaster, D. (1995) Necessary but insufficient. Nature Medicine, 1, 874–5.