depression
Depression is a particularly common medical problem. Articles here are for peple suffering with depression, and for their carers.
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Peter Saunders debates Mental Health and Abortion
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Broadcast on 9th December 2011, BBC Radio 4 'Today'
Duration: 6 mins
Abortion Review confirms that 98% of all abortions in Britain are technically illegal (9/12/2011)
The most comprehensive review to date into the link between abortion and mental health problems has confirmed that women who have an unwanted pregnancy are at an increased risk of experiencing mental health problems after an abortion (See Guardian and BBC ) More significantly it reveals that 98% of all abortions carried out in Britain are...Read Full Release...
Christ or therapy? (triple helix - winter 2011)
For depression and life's troubles Dr ES Williams Belmont House Publishing, 2010 £6.96 Pb 156pp ISBN 978 1 87085 571 6 - Life in a fallen world can be profoundly challenging, driving us to seek relief wherever it can be found. In this book Dr Williams poses a basic dichotomy – do Christians need...
Abortion and mental health - the evidence builds (triple helix - winter 2011)
key points - The link between induced abortion and mental health problems has often been dismissed on the basis of lack of any compelling academic evidence however the author suggests this dominant view may be challenged by new research. Coleman's review asserts that as many as 10 per cent of all...
CMF welcomes comprehensive RC Psych review on abortion and mental health but raises concerns about accuracy, lack of transparency and overconfident conclusions (15/7/2011)
The Department of Health and the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych) are to be congratulated on funding and carrying out a major review of the impact of abortion on women's mental health. They, like the Christian Medical Fellowship (CMF), clearly regard this topic as one of great importance for the health and wellbeing of the over 200,000...Read Full Release...
Submission to the Royal College of Psychiatrists Review on Induced Abortion and Mental Health - 29/6/2011
The Department of Health has funded the RCPsych to carry out a major review of the mental health impact of abortion on women. This report is likely to influence any future Government policy and advice on the health consequences and care of women post abortion. “ The focus of the review is to consider the question from a woman's point of view, that...treasures of the darkness (triple helix - winter 2009)
key points - From scripture, the author, a GP and academic, describes lessons learned during a previous long period of depression as 'treasures hidden in the darkness'. Confessing that 'the commonest weakness of Christians in medicine is probably our determination to have our own way' he came to...
Crying for the light (triple helix - summer 2009)
Bible readings and reflections for living with depression Veronica Zundel The Bible Reading Fellowship 2008 £5.99 Pb 159pp ISBN 978 1 84101 565 1 - Depression is a common problem and can present particular challenges for Christians, being viewed by some as evidence of weak faith, unconfessed sin or...
Breaking Point (triple helix - spring/summer 2007)
Trevor Stammers talks about coming to a complete stop - Emotional breakdown never arises out of the blue. There is always a background to it and usually there are warning signs that, if heeded, might prevent a precipitous grind to a halt. Personality Traits - - 'I really can't let them down!' -...
Beating Depression (triple helix - Summer 2003)
Psalms 42 and 43 give a good description of the clinical features of depression and provide assurance that depression is both part of normal human experience and understood by God. The psalmist describes the depressed person's mood changes, loss of appetite, grief and mourning, difficulty in...