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Guidance for those supporting someone with depression, from recognising early signs to providing ongoing help. Articles cover professional support, suicide risk assessment and family dynamics.

Encouraging Sufferers of Depression to Participate

How to gently encourage someone with depression to join activities without pushing them away.

Finding Help for Someone Suffering from Depression

How to help someone with depression by finding the right treatment and supporting them through seeking care.

Helping and Supporting a Loved One with Depression

Help a loved one with depression by recognising symptoms, encouraging professional care, and protecting your own wellbeing in the process.

How to Assess Suicide Risk

recognising warning signs like withdrawn behaviour and talk of death can help you assess whether someone you care about is at serious risk of suicide.

How to Cope with Hospital Admission Due to Depression

When depression gets serious enough to need hospital care, here's what to expect and how to get through it.

How to Detect the First Signs of Depression in a Loved One

Watch for changes in energy, mood, eating habits and withdrawal, these early signs of depression in loved ones can lead to faster treatment.

How to Notice the Signs of Depression

Recognizing depression requires knowing what to look for, from mood changes and lost interest in activities to sleep and appetite shifts.

Is Depression Genetic?

Depression runs in families, but genes are only part of the story behind why it develops.

Parental Favouritism and Depression

When parents favour one child, all kids in the family are more likely to experience depression that lasts into adulthood.

Parenting Programmes to Help Depressed Kids

Parent-led programmes show real promise in helping treat childhood depression alongside professional care.

Showing Affection Support and Encouragement

Learn practical ways to support someone with depression, including active listening and what to avoid when showing care.

Understanding Depression

Depression stems from stress, brain chemistry changes, and other triggers, here's what actually happens in your brain.