Here Rita speaks about her experiences of severe depression as an older woman, her treatment through medication and ECT, her route to recovery and what she can now achieve.
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Have just watched this all the way through, it's a great video isn't it? Love the Three Musketeers bit!
Posted by: Linda | 06/05/2010 at 06:57 PM