Depression app - iPhone and iPad apps from the BMJ Group - Best Health
Everyone gets low from time to time, but if you feel down a lot of the time you may be depressed. To take control of your condition and make decisions about treatment – such as whether drugs or talking therapy are right for you – you’ll need information you can rely on. With up-to-date, reliable, plain English information from the Best Health depression app, you’ll be able to make the most informed choices about your care, and get the most out of an appointment with your doctor.
The depression app from Best Health answers the key questions:
- What is depression?
- What are the symptoms of depression?
- How do doctors diagnose depression?
- What treatments work for depression?
- What are the non-drug options, such as talking therapy?
- What are the side effects of drug treatments?
- Which antidepressants are safest if you’re pregnant?
- What does the research really say about complementary medicine?
- What lifestyle changes can help with depression?
- How common is depression?
- Why has depression affected me?
- What will happen to me?
The app also suggests questions to raise with your doctor, and tells you how depression is usually treated by the NHS.
With so many apps and websites offering conflicting information about depression, it's difficult to know who to trust. The Best Health apps are produced by the internationally respected BMJ Group, publisher of the British Medical Journal, and have been awarded the Department of Health's Information Standard quality mark. They're based on the same high-quality medical trials that doctors rely on, and are regularly updated.
The app explains medical terms in plain English – we've been awarded the Plain English Campaign’s Crystal Mark. You can use the app to help you manage your depression and choose the treatments that are right for you.
