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• Mental health >> Depression >> Age 40-54 >> Interview 07 >> He got some relief from depression, feeling better and sleeping better after spiritual healing.

Used a raft of strategies to recover including time off work, attending a support group, counselling, physical exercise, interaction with nature and pets, and spiritual healing.

• Mental health >> Depression >> Age 30-39 >> Interview 08 >> Even though she has been labelled as 'psychotic', she feels less ashamed after therapy, and believes it has taken great courage to discover herself an

With the ongoing care of her GP and ongoing counselling with a skilled practitioner, she has been in recovery since early 2003. Not currently on medication.

• Mental health >> Depression >> Age 30-39 >> Interview 05 >> Antidepressant medication helped him to feel better, but he did not initially recover fully. (Played by an actor)

Has very good care from his GP. Medication was somewhat effective. He recently stopped taking Lithium and Effexor.

• Mental health >> Depression >> Age 40-54 >> Interview 22 >> Through therapy has discovered why she is unhappy, including feeling at fault for things that go wrong around her, and so can tackle her depression be

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 >> Depression >> Age 65+ >> Interview 13 >> Describes sensing a warm energy in his body from doing Tai Chi.

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 55-64 >> Interview 28 >> Describes how taking a new antidepressant and doing 'Family Tree Healing' helped her to recover from a depressive episode.

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.