Depression is a common problem that is disabling, costly and often under treated (Candy, Jones, Williams, Tookman, & King, 2009). As the largest source of non-fatal disease burden in the world, it accounts for 12% of years lived with disability and is associated with marked personal, social and economic morbidity, loss of functioning and productivity (Churchill et al., 2012, NICE 2009 in MacKinnon, 2013). Clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of depression recommend antidepressants, cognitive-behaviour therapy (CBT) and interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) as potentially effective interventions (APA 2000; NICE 2004; RANZCP 2004 in MacKinnon, 2013). However, there is a large gap between recommended best practice and what people with depression actually … Continue reading Depression