Talking About Depression

Synopsis

A conversation with Jean Gough (counsellor) and Professor Malcolm Brown. Covers the main characteristics of depression, the signs and symptoms, changed circumstances and life’s crisis points which may lead to depression, the cumulative aspects of depression, the relationship between sadness and anger. Discusses differences between ‘feeling low’ and depression that needs help, danger points, depression and suicide, the issues of hospitalisation, the role of the family and the use of community resources, how the depressed person can be helped, and practical guidelines for the helping person.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 27 min.

Year of production

1986

Availability

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Documentation

Guidance notes for course directors accompany the tape.

Uses

Social workers, nurses and others working with depressed clients.

Subjects

Psychiatry

Keywords

counselling; depression - medical; mental illness

Credits

Producer

Malcolm J Brown

Production Company

Name

Queen’s University of Belfast

Distributor

Name

Concord Media

Email

sales@concordmedia.org.uk

Web

http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window

Phone

01473 726 012

Address

Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG

Notes

A long-established, not-for-profit organisation with a large collection DVDs, specialising in the sectors of general and mental health, child care, race relations, war and peace, addictions, the third world, ecology, civil rights, personal relationships, educational issues, and social work training. Concord also handles titles made for the Graves Medical Audio-visual Library. Sale on DVD. Formerly known as Concord Video and Film Council. In 2014 Concord began to offer selected films as Video on Demand, via Vimeo.