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This month's dilemma: Cameron gets on well with his therapist. They have developed a quasi-supervisory relationship during his counselling training and now he thinks she might be an ideal supervisor
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We’ve always been told throughout the counselling course that the journey each of us will follow during training will change us
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Why I became a counsellor
What makes a good therapist? What values do you hold dear? Former nurse Els van Ooijen wanted to be able to help her patients emotionally, but also to understand and heal herself
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Depression will affect up to 25 per cent of the population at some point in their lives and has been shown to have a strong genetic component
Scientists launch major study into depression
Depression will affect up to 25 per cent of the population at some point in their lives and has been shown to have a strong genetic component. University of Aberdeen researchers have joined forces with the University of Liverpool and the Institute of Psychiatry to try to find the genetic causes of depression. They believe the answers could lie with short DNA sequences which act as ‘genetic switches’ controlling key genes in an area of the brain that influences mood. It is hoped the three-year study funded by the Medical Research Council will ultimately pave the way for new drugs to treat depression.
University of Aberdeen
