Aberdeen

Comfort For Carers

87 Holburn Street
ABERDEEN
AB10 6BQ
Tel. 01224 590435

Comfort for Carers is a leaflet from Manic Depression Fellowship, England and Wales.

This leaflet for Carers gives good, sound advice on how to handle the illness and take care of themselves at the same time. It covers symptoms, hospital admission, sectioning, treatment and facing up to recurrences of the illness. It also explains how the M. D . F . works through group support and assures them that help, information and companionship are possible through the M.D.F. and other supportive agencies - addresses and telephone numbers of the agencies are supplied.

 

The contents of the leaflet includes the following:

Meeting and managing Manic Depressive Disorder
Giving Support Through A Manic Phase
Looking after yourself
Persuading the manic depressive to consult your GP
A hosital stay
What is 'sectioning'?
Stability will return

The Manic Depression Fellowship

Some quotes from members:

'People can walk into this room and they don't have to explain anything'
'The more I spoke about it, the better it felt'
'The group helped as much as the tablets.'

Treatment today

Facing up to recurrence
Helphul strategies
Preserving your relationship
The positive side of manic depression

The Passage of Depression
An honest relationship

Information

 

How To Contact Us:

Email

Tel: 01224-590435
Fax: 01224-211721

Last modified on 05-Dec-2000

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