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Depression In The South Asian Community: The Hidden Illness

After nine months of sweat, blood and tears we present to you our video which follows the real life story of one particular family and shows how a father's depression can affect the whole family. We want to raise awareness of depression in the South Asian community and show how it is often ignored, not understood or suppressed by mature men and how sometimes the younger generation misunderstand the situation and imagine that it is a form of weakness which can affect them too. There is often a strong stigma attached to men who cannot cope. Older men are seen as heads of their families and must be seen to be in control and capable – anything less is conceived as weakness and unhelpful inability to cope. Their families often do not understand what is happening and a lack of sympathy and appreciation of a condition such as depression can lead to a serious breakdown in family relationships. We wanted to draw attention to the plight of the older Asian man suffering from depression and illustrate just how much strain it can impose on others, more so when they simply do not understand what is happening to a loved one. Often these afflicted men will not seek help and we believe they are strongly underrepresented in empirical data on the subject and therefore the issues relating to them are not being addressed or discussed. This can only change with a wider appreciation of depression as an illness that can affect anyone at any time and that seeking help is not a sign of weakness but a necessary one in tackling a serious, and in some extreme cases very sadly and regrettably fatal, issue. By making a simple drama highlighting what depression can look like, we hope to help and support anyone who finds themselves or their loved ones in this predicament. We are embracing them – throwing an arm around them and saying it’s okay, it happens – there is nothing wrong with you in seeking help and support, you are not on your own. Please don’t feel alone or frightened or scared, we can, together, overcome this. If you need further information or for more advice and support, please contact any of the charities given below. Our video is based on a true case study and shows how a father's depression can affect the whole family. We want to raise awareness of depression in the South Asian community and how it is often ignored or suppressed by mature men and sometimes within the younger generation because it is viewed as a weakness. Mental Health Foundation: Depression A-Z: http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/help-i... We also feature some free downloadable booklets on depression: Exercise and Depression: http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/public... Healthy Eating and Depression: http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/public... And an article on male depression: ‘Male depression: the importance of being honest’: http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-ne... Young Minds http://www.youngminds.org.uk/for_pare... Sane http://www.sane.org.uk/what_we_do/sup... Rethink http://www.rethink.org/resources/d http://www.rethink.org/services-groups Rethink Mental Illness Advice and Information line 0300 5000 927 (open Monday to Friday 10am-2pm) MInd Anxiety: http://www.mind.org.uk/information-su... Depression: http://www.mind.org.uk/information-su... There’s also our general info and support page: http://www.mind.org.uk/information-su... and our Infoline, which can be reached on 0300 123 3393