May 30 2008
The hug drug for overcoming depression
In a recent article from Psychology today it cites a study where group of women were allocated a volunteer “befriender” for a year to meet up with regularly for a chat, cup of tea, go to movies etc. After a year they found that 72% had experienced a remission from their depression compared to 45% for a control group. This also reinforces the research I did for “Back from the Brink’ which showed that support from family and friends was the second most important factor in people recovering from depression. For details of the story go to the news section of www.IamBackFromTheBrink.com (a free copy my research can also be downloaded there. When people are depressed they find it very difficult to reach out to others but there are some strategies can help address this which I’ll outline later.
May the best in life and love and happiness be ahead of you.
Graeme
