Victoria's premier wants to tame the black dog. The black dog was Winston Churchill's term for his depression. Which will cover promotion, prevention, early intervention and treatment. For those battling severe depression, doom feels inevitable. The reality is that drugs or therapy or both will work in most cases - but it won't happen overnight.
Most drugs take at least two weeks to have an effect.
And finding the right one is a matter of trial and error - it can take months. Professor Graham Burrows, head of psychiatry at the University of Melbourne, and chair of the Mental Health Foundation of Australia, believes the world is on the cusp of major medical breakthroughs with depression. . If you have a submission for these pages, please contact Mining Australia by email , fax or post. .