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Age 40-54
Interview 32  

Interview 32

Age at Interview: 43
Sex: Female
Age at Diagnosis: 39
Background: Is single and works in a security firm. She was bullied at school. The grief over her mothers death in 2002 as well as an ongoing dispute over her will has been very difficult. (Played by an actor.)
Brief outline:Feels her GP is excellent, but decided against medication. She has gained confidence over the years, and has benefited from NHS counselling, but is having trouble accessing further counselling.


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Says that there is little information about depression in her doctor's surgery, but she can gather some information from women's magazines. (Played by an actor)

 



Well, I'll tell you what. Down the doctor's surgery there ain't no numbers on the board. There's not general... you just, you don't want to go and. I don't like time wasting and.... and I don't want people to think I'm nuts. I don't, it's silly little things like reading the Bella magazines and things that like that you find out more things. There's a couple more things now in.... in your women's magazines that's a bit more helpful, but there ain't nothing down the doctor's surgery and there ain't nothing, I don't know if there's anything down the library. 

You know, they ought to be putting notices around just so that... because the thing is how shall I put it? You want, you want some... you want notices like that in everyday places, like sort of around because the thing is, even with, changing the subject just slightly, just like somebody who's been abused by her husband. If she's only walking round she can't get to the doctor's if she's taking the kids out or something like that.
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