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Manic Depression Fellowship, Aberdeen is a self-help
user-led group run for the benefit of sufferers;
their carers, families and friends.
The
group has monthly meetings where we have guest
speakers, show videos or have a discussion. This
is followed by tea or coffee and informal chats.
The meeting is held at:
Queen's
Cross Church Lounge
Albyn Place
ABERDEEN
At
7.30 p.m.
The
meetings are held on the last Thursday of every
month
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See
what is coming in the
next few months or reports on previous
meetings
Members
of the group also attend other
meetings on behalf of the group
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October
1999
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Dr.
St Clair is a Consultant Psychiatrist will talk
about his research into genetics and Manic Depression.
See a summary
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November
1999
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We
will be having a board games night. This was popular
when we had a similar night last year. If you have
any games you like to play why not bring them along.
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December
1999
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Christmas
Party
Last
year we went to a dinner dance; but many people
found the music too loud. So this year we are
off to the Inn At The Park for a meal, drink and
a good old natter
The
date 14th December.
The time 19:30 for 20:00.
The place: Inn at the Park - beside the Duthie
Park.
We
are currently taking names. Please contact Sandra
at the office, or at the November meeting.
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January
2000
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We
hope to celebrate the millennium with a musical
evening with Catriona and Brian. We will hope to
have a special night with some eats and drinks laid
on.
We
will organise a song sheet, so all you have to
do is come along, sing along, and enjoy yourself.
You
can see a short report from here.
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February
2000
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Maria
Jones is a Clinical Psychologist with Royal Cornhill
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March
2000
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A
food nutritionist. Diet is very important for your
well being. We will here about what can be done
with your diet to improve your mental and physical
health. Summary of the meeting can be found HERE.
Copies
of the handouts will be available soon from HERE.
Note:
We will be sending out a questionnaire with the
Newsletter in March. There is no way to identify
the participants, and we would ask that you are
as honest as possible. We will use the results
to improve the service the we provide. We would
like to include the results in our Annual Report
for the AGM.
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April
2000
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Two
CPNs from the Out of Hour Crisis Intervention Service
described what service was provided and how to make
contact. This was a very informative meeting and
a summary of the main points can be found HERE Top |
May
2000 |
AGM.
and presentation of results of out questionnaire.
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June
2000 |
Neil
Fraser of the befriending Scheme Top |
July
2000 |
Eddie
Mackenzie of the Mental Health User Network Top |
August
2000 |
The
speaker called in sick at the last moment, and
we could not reorganise an alternative speaker.
Since
we had a lot of new members attend, we decided
to have an informal evening where we all had a
chat. This type of evening is especially beneficial
to new members who find chatting to someone with
similar experiences of great benefit.
The
chat and tea and coffee flowed freely.
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September
2000 |
Alistair
Palin, Consultant Psychiatrist, and Jack Stuart,
General Manager, from Cornhill Hospital answered
questions we had concerning the hospital and the
way it was operated.
A
summary of the questions and answers is included
here.
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October
2000 |
Martin Julich,
Shiatsu Practitioner. See
Summary of meeting from HERE
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November
2000 |
Due to the
increased number of new members we will be having
an informal games night. We will have some board
games available, or you can take to opportunity
to have a chat.
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