Information about the disease

This section contains useful information leaflets for your patients. All materials can be printed out and handed to your patients.

What causes depression?

In common with many other diseases, depression has a physical cause. Depression is a biological problem due to...

At first it wasn’t much. Just slight loss of interest, I felt very bored. Then I started getting up at 3.00 am and...

Everyone feels down at some point – that’s normal. However, there is a real difference between feeling down and...

Men get suicidal thoughts more often than women. Thinking about death a lot, or wanting to...

Discovering you have a serious disease is often traumatic, and can cause terrible anxiety and...

Depression is quite a common illness among older people, so if you are affected by it, you are not alone. However, it would be wrong...

When someone dies, even if it is expected, it usually comes as a shock. This is normal. Grieving is a transitional process...

Depression is a major reason for men taking sick leave. Men suffer from depression just like women. However, most do not...

Feeling depressed after having a baby is not unusual. The ‘baby blues’ are very common, affecting nearly half of...

Depression is an illness, which you may suffer from again and again. For most people the episodes of depression occur...

Last updated: 31.07.2008

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