To get our results (see separate post) out into the world, we’ve produced four infographics summarising them. You can view or download them below. (Click image to view it larger)
They’re aimed at the four groups of people we think could benefit most from hearing about what we’ve found:
- Researchers studying depression
- GPs
- Policy makers who could try to change how NHS depression treatment works
- People with depression
Infographic for researchers
![Are GP records a good measure of depression episodes and treatment? We looked at the results of depression screening questionnaires taken by around 157,000 UK Biobank participants For 1,342 people with results suggesting depression, we asked... Was depression ever mentioned in their GP records? 67% had no mention of depression in their records We also asked 26 people about their experiences of going to a doctor for depression 84% had gone to the doctor with half or less of their episodes so most episodes were not taken to a doctor 50% had used private talking therapy instead Many had managed their episodes using things like exercise, meditation, yoga or social contact Meaning many of the ways they treated their depression would not be visible in health records This research was co-produced with people with lived experience of depression It was part of the user-led citizen science project Depression Detectives https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/depressiondetectives/](https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/depressiondetectives/wp-content/uploads/sites/4392/2022/01/DD-researchers-1-91x300.png)
Infographic for GPs
Infographic for policymakers
![](https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/depressiondetectives/wp-content/uploads/sites/4392/2022/01/DD-policy-makers-1-91x300.png)
Infographic for people with depression
![](https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/depressiondetectives/wp-content/uploads/sites/4392/2022/01/DD-patients-1-91x300.png)
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic License. If you share them, please include a link to our blog (https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/depressiondetectives), so that people can find more detailed information if they want it.
For high-resolution copies please email iona.beange@ed.ac.uk