Flow - Depression treatment vs Stay Alive Usage & Stats

Flow represents a new chapter in the understanding and treatment of depression, based on the latest psychology and neuroscience research. The app can be used on its own and offers an education programme with over 50 sessions. The sessions cover a range of topics from behavioural coaching and lifestyle habits, such as, meditation, sleep, diet and exercise. To track changes over time, the app includes the MADRS-s depression test. Used as a companion tool for the Flow brain stimulation headset, this is a holistic approach to treating depression. The type of stimulation used in the Flow headset, transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), has long been used in clinical settings to treat depression. With Flow, you can now access tDCS in a remote device from your own home. To use the headset you will need the app. The Flow treatment is based on decades of clinical research and is supported by more than 20 randomised double-blind studies. The Flow headset is approved as a medical device (CE) in the EU and UK for the treatment of depression. Order it at: https://flowneuroscience.com The programme contains over 50 education sessions split into 7 courses, covering topics such as: - Exercise Physical exercise has been shown to have a similar effect to antidepressant medication when it comes to reducing and preventing depressive symptoms. Flow education explores the types of exercise that are beneficial. - Meditation Meditation is practised by many people around the world as mental “exercise” for the brain. Flow will give you exercises to follow but also show you the neurological basis of why meditation is good for managing stress in your everyday life. - Sleep Did you know that sleeping for only six hours each night for two nights in a row is equivalent to being continuously awake for 24 hours? Flow will educate you on sleep hygiene, why we sleep and why sleeping is one of four important pillars for overcoming depression. - Nutrition The nutrition sessions will advise and encourage you to eat in a way that science has proven reduces inflammation in the brain, thereby alleviating depression. Spoiler alert: sugar is one of the big villains.

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Stay Alive

Stay Alive is a pocket suicide prevention resource for the UK, packed full of useful information and tools to help people stay safe in crisis. You can use it if you are having thoughts of suicide or if you are concerned about someone else who may be considering suicide. Some of the app’s evidence-based features include: • Find Help Now - Quick access to a large database of UK national and local crisis support, and online support services. • LifeBox - A place to store life-affirming photos, videos, and audio. • Safety Plan - A customisable plan that can be filled out by a person considering suicide. • Wellness Plan - A place to store positive thoughts, inspiration, ideas. • Reasons For Living - A place to keep statements reminding you why you should stay alive. • Worried about Someone - Guidance and advice for those supporting others in crisis. • Myths about Suicide – A place where common myths about suicide are debunked. Stay Alive is a confidential app, free to access and does not contain any advertisements. Stay Alive is currently available in 22 languages: Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Danish, English, Farsi, Finnish, French, German, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Urdu, and Welsh. Stay Alive is an award-winning app designed and developed by charity Grassroots Suicide Prevention, with clinical expertise provided by Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. During development, extensive consultation took place on the content of the app through local focus groups of people with lived experience, a team of mental health professionals, along with an online survey with 300+ participants. Since launch the app has gone through numerous iterations, with ongoing developments in terms of functionality and user-interface, in response to user testing and feedback. We aim to respond to all reviews within two weeks. If you have any questions or experience any issues with the app, please email us at app@prevent- suicide.org.uk and we will endeavour to work quickly to resolve any problems as soon as possible. All guidance and information within the app are reviewed and updated every 6 months to check all resources are updated and links are in working order. The app is fully compliant with GDPR and international data management standards. Testimonials: • “Just downloaded and looked through your Stay Alive app which is excellent (I’m a GP putting together information resources to give out to patients who may be at risk of suicide). It’s really, really good and I’m so impressed, particularly by ability to add photos from camera roll.” - Dr Helen Ashdown. • “This is the next best thing to a friend sitting with me, holding my hand when I am down and out.”- Dr Sangeeta Mahajan. • “The Stay Alive app is a life saver. This is not just a turn of phrase, but it actually saves lives of those who have thoughts of suicide” – Ian Stringer.