Depression is a common and debilitating mental health problem. The majority of people with depression will experience a full recovery, however for some the outlook is uncertain. This includes people whose depression is a chronic condition (sometimes called ‘treatment resistant’ depression) and those who have recurrent episodes of major depression (also termed ‘relapsing’ depression). For […]

The Improving Quality and Effectiveness of Services Therapies and Self-management of longer term depression (IQuESTS) project has helped to develop practical tools and service improvements to support people with longer-term depression to manage their own recovery. Over a 5 year period, a wide range of stakeholders have come together to research the whole pathway of care for people with longer-term depression and […]