Destigmatisation is one of the most effective ways to beat depression. Destigmatisation is working to remove the disgrace associated with depression. It occurs on all levels - personal, local, governmental and global. The World Health Organisation points to depression being the second leading cause of DALY (Disability Adjusted Life Year) by 2020. This is both frightening and … [Read more...]
Overcoming Depression: Ten Common Mistakes
Overcoming depression is about learning from mistakes and work on not repeating them. Overcoming depression is a tandem procedure: learning what works, and unlearning and stopping what doesn't work. We need to outline these points because often people do not understand why recovery is punctuated with relapses and episodes. This article isn't meant to impose guilt or make … [Read more...]