Depression Top 10
- What are the most effective ways to prevent occurrence and recurrence of depression?
- What are the best early interventions (treatments and therapies) for depression? And how early should they be used in order to result in the best patient outcomes?
- What are the best ways to train healthcare professionals to recognise and understand depression?
- What is the impact on a child of having a parent with depression and can a parent prevent their child from also developing depression?
- What are the best ways to inform people with depression about treatment options and their effectiveness in order to empowerthem and help them self-manage?
- What are the barriers and enablers for people accessing care/treatment when they are depressed, including when feeling suicidal, and how can these be addressed?
- Does depression impact employment? How can discrimination and stigma of depression in the workplace be overcome, and how can employers and colleagues be informed about depression?
- What are the best ways to help friends and family members to support people with depression?
- Are educational programmes on depression effective in schools for reducing stigma?
- What is the impact of wait times for services for people with depression?
The following questions were also discussed and put in order of priority at the workshop:
- What do people with depression feel works best in managing and treating depression?
- What are the best ways to identify depression in children and teenagers?
- What are the most effective ways of managing depression that doesn’t respond to medication or talking therapies?
- How can the way people with depression engage with mental health interventions/treatment be improved?
- What is the effectiveness of school-based interventions/treatments for depression/wellbeing?
- How can the stigma of depression be reduced and perceptions of people with depression improved within the general population?
- To what extent does the stigma associated with depression affect people’s treatment, symptoms and quality of life?
- What are the most effective non-drug treatments for depression?
- What are the long-term consequences of childhood depression?
- How can depression be diagnosed and assessed in people with communication difficulties?
- What is the best way to treat psychotic depression in young people?
- What are the best ways to treat depression and anxiety together?
- What events and factors can increase the likelihood of having another episode of depression?
- What is the best way of helping young people with depression who are also diagnosed with another mental health condition?
- What impact does long-term depression have on the brain?
- What is the effect of social isolation on depression?