News focus: Is depression caused by infection? Journals Published 28 Feb 2015 A recent paper proposes that depression may be the body’s response to infection. Catherine Jackson explores the debate. Therapy Today, February 2015
Couples: Whose depression is it, anyway? Journals Published 31 Mar 2017 When depression is the presenting problem, the therapist’s challenge is to explore how this is worked out in the couple relationship. Private Practice, Spring 2017
Re-analysis confirms counselling as effective as CBT for depression News Published 4 Oct 2018 There are no clinically meaningful differences between CBT and Counselling for patients presenting with depression.
BACP welcomes NICE decision to revisit depression in adults guidelines News Published 9 Oct 2018 Our response to NICE update on guidelines on depression in adults.
Join the NICE depression in children committee News Published 27 Apr 2018 NICE is looking for two child or adolescent psychotherapists to join the committee responsible for updating its depression in children guidelines.
Working with depression Journals Published 25 Apr 2022 Open article: Chronic low mood can be difficult to treat, but interpersonal psychotherapy is recommended by NICE and widely used in IAPT services. Andrew Bates describes how it works. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2022
Why do women get postnatal depression? Journals Published 30 Nov 2014 Postnatal depression is widely assumed to be a negative reaction to motherhood – but are we simply failing to ask the right questions? By Anna Kinnaird Folkman. Therapy Today, November 2014
Depression and young people resource BACP’s Digital Learning Officer, Reni Vadgama, describes our new CPD hub resource. BACP staff blogs
The effectiveness of counselling and psychotherapy for depression Journals Published 29 Nov 2021 A special virtual issue to coincide with the launch of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) third consultation on the Depression in Adults updated draft guideline. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research journal
Psychological therapies for ante and post natal depression Research Published 30 Nov 2012 Updated 1 Oct 2019 Research overview based on searches of PubMed, Psychinfo and NHS Evidence from 2000 onwards in relation to counselling and psychological therapies for depression in and around pregnancy. PDF download.