Depression is a serious psychiatric disorder needs specific therapy and specialists. This kind of disorder become a serious problem also for family and friends related to individuals suffer of depression. Most of the time is very hard understand the needs of persons with this disorder, how to manage their sadness, how to help them, and how to prevent eventual acting out as the suicide. Usually, the major feeling of families and friends close to those persons is helplessness and hopeless.
At the Hartford Hospital, at March 22th , an educational meeting about depression was made. The LCSW David Vaughan presented the program “ Depression - An introduction to the disorder”, offered from the Family Resource Center, Department of Psychiatry. The program was for family members and friends of individuals who suffer from depression. It presented a basic understanding of Major Depression, its treatment, and ways in which family members might better cope with the illness. There was not fee for the event. If you are interested to know more about the schedule for the next event you can call at (860) 545 - 7665 or visit the Hartford Hospital website.
It is clear from the literature that the epidemiology of Major Depressive Episode (MDE) may involve reciprocal interactions with the social environment, including social support. Low social support is a predictor of MDE risk , and a determinant of prognosis. If low social support is associated with a higher risk of MDE, this may have implications for primary, secondary and tertiary prevention. Provision of social support through formal programs (e.g. therapist-led support groups, peer-support initiatives) may help to prevent MDE (Patten S.B. et al., Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health. 2010; 6: 126–131).
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