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Age 40-54
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Interview 22
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Has met someone else with depression who has gone further towards recovery and the experience has been inspirational.
Is now managed by a skilled team in the NHS, which includes long-term therapy. Therapy is addressing her distorted thinking patterns and difficult past. She now understands she can move beyond depression.
Mental health
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Depression
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Age 40-54
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Interview 27
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Believes there is an over emphasis on medication for sedation in the NHS hospital she went to.
Her main helpful approaches include hospitalisation, various therapies (including art therapy), Citalopram (40mg/day), reduction in work hours, Christian prayer and diary writing.
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