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• Mental health >> Depression >> Age 65+ >> Interview 01 >> Explains how he considers depression a sign he is going to get better.

Treatments have included ECT (Electroconvulsive Therapy), hospitalisation, talking therapies, lithium and medication. He was on a preventative, low dose of Zoloft (sertraline 100mg/day) due to his wife's death.

• Mental health >> Depression >> Age 29 and under >> Interview 02 >> Growing experience of depression and life has helped her to develop a more positive view of herself.

Effective approaches include medication (currently Efexor 75 mg/day), hypnotherapy and counselling. Was finding it difficult to find therapy in the NHS.

• Mental health >> Depression >> Age 65+ >> Interview 13 >> Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) helped him focus his thoughts on his successes, however small, rather than his failures.

Has only recent seen himself as getting better, being helped by therapy (eg. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Gestalt), a clairvoyant therapist/doctor, the learning of meditation techniques, and medication (Effexor 75mg, Lithium (400mg/day).

• Mental health >> Depression >> Age 29 and under >> Interview 02 >> Was surprised by the way a hypnotherapist helped her to think more positively.

Effective approaches include medication (currently Efexor 75 mg/day), hypnotherapy and counselling. Was finding it difficult to find therapy in the NHS.

• Mental health >> Depression >> Age 29 and under >> Interview 15 >> Describes how when she is depressed her thinking focuses on the negative rather than the positive.

With the help of a caring GP, her counsellor, private hospital treatment, Efexor (150mg/day) and self-help books, she was feeling better and is keen to continue her healing and help others. She has written a book: Saving Samantha: A Young Woman's Escape from Childhood Hell (isbn 1401910300) about her experiences.

• Mental health >> Depression >> Age 40-54 >> Interview 23 >> Describes how he has noticed he has a rational self (positive thought) and neurotic self (negative thoughts).

While avoiding medication, helpful approaches have included counselling, self-help books and alternative therapies (e.g. re-birthing). These approaches have helped reduce negative thinking and anxiety.

• Mental health >> Depression >> Age 55-64 >> Interview 21 >> Worked out what she wanted in her life, and then repeated it over and over in her mind as a mantra: 'I'm calm, cheerful and creative,' even when depre

Effective treatments include lithium (400mg/day), day care centre activities (e.g. creative activities), distracting herself from depression, counselling, diet changes and Internet research.

• Mental health >> Depression >> Age 55-64 >> Interview 28 >> Says that a book by Joan Borysenko with thoughts, prayers and meditations from a range of religious traditions has helped.

Multiple severe bouts of depression/ 'euphoria', most recently in 95. Has been hospitalised and had Electroconvulsive Therapy. Most helpful approaches include the drug venlafaxine (75mg/day), music, poetry and spiritual healing.

• Mental health >> Depression >> Age 29 and under >> Interview 15 >> Setting small tasks or 'mini goals' is a way of feeling you have achieved something, rather than feeling a failure.

With the help of a caring GP, her counsellor, private hospital treatment, Efexor (150mg/day) and self-help books, she was feeling better and is keen to continue her healing and help others. She has written a book: Saving Samantha: A Young Woman's Escape from Childhood Hell (isbn 1401910300) about her experiences.

• Mental health >> Depression >> Age 55-64 >> Interview 28 >> Thinking about depression as a way of changing her life, rather than as the enemy, helped her deal with it better.

Multiple severe bouts of depression/ 'euphoria', most recently in 95. Has been hospitalised and had Electroconvulsive Therapy. Most helpful approaches include the drug venlafaxine (75mg/day), music, poetry and spiritual healing.