Caring for someone who is depressed

Tips for carers

Your family member or friend has been diagnosed with a mental illness. What can you do to help?

Effects of mental illness on the family

Family life can be disrupted by the illness of a member. The stigma attached to mental illness often makes if difficult for the family and affected person to cope.

Depression, Parkinson's linked

Depressive symptoms are an early feature of Parkinson's disease, preceding the characteristic movement problems seen in Parkinson's such as tremor and rigid muscles.