28 February 2008
Dear Sir,
Camilla Cavendish is quite right - people who take antidepressants should not be stigmatised. Let’s not judge anybody for how they cope with an illness like depression. Despite the huge numbers of people who are diagnosed each year there is little choice of treatment, and this is the crux of the matter. Depression is a complex illness. There is not a universal treatment that is guaranteed to work for every person who experiences it. But talking therapies, exercise therapy and other interventions can and do work. They are just not available without lengthy waits for many people. We urgently need to be able to offer real alternatives to people who aren’t helped by antidepressants. But in the meantime let’s not blame them for taking the only treatment on offer.
Celia Richardson
Campaigns Director
Mental Health Foundation
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