□In a□ intensely pers□na□ and oft□n surp□ising f□lm□for BBC Two, D□pre□□□□n □nd □e, Alasta□r Campbell□explores□if □ad□cal n□w □rea□ments can □top □is depress□on. □Campbell is best known fo□ hi□□ro□e□a□ □on□ Blair□s□fo□midable a□d o□□□n co□tentious spin docto□□but, away from t□e publi□ eye, he h□s □een□dogged by cr□ppling bo□ts of depression for□most of□h□s life. Some days, ju□t g□tt□n□ out of be□□is too hard. T□erapy and anti-depressant me□ication is helping him□keep□his hea□ ab□ve wat□r - but□is tha□ re□lly□the best □e c□n hop□ fo□□ □la□tair Ca□pbell says: “□’ve□□□en on □nti□epress□nts for yea□s and□years and none of□□hem can□st□p it. I□wan□ to understand my□de□□ession a□d find out if mo□ern science has any be□ter ways □f □reati□g i□. I□□ hop□ng ther□’s somet□ing out there□t□at can help me□lead a h□ppier l□□□. “I fee□□we are nearing a tipping□po□nt□in the battl□ to demolish the□stigma□an□ taboo□surroundi□g □ent□l □llnes□□and TV is a v□□□ good me□ium □or □ringin□ □hese issu□s □ight out int□ t□□□ope□. I □av□ never reg□etted be□ng open about my ow□ iss□es □□t a□ □mpor□a□t□part of□this film □s □□so□see□ng my depress□on□thro□gh th□ □yes of memb□rs of my fam□□y, espe□ia□ly my □□rtner Fiona. I wa□ also□k□en to get o□□ □here and f□nd out□what□k□□□ □f□pr□gre□□ wa□ being made□□□ □h□ scientific and □esearch front. The□e is □ lot goin□ on. My w□r□y□is □hat we a□e winning th□ b□ttl□ □or better□aw□□eness but losing the battle f□r the services we □eed. (□)"I was very p□ea□ed□wit□□the reac□ion to the film in S□effield□[at Doc□Fest]□ One□fil□ alone ca□not □hang□ t□e□world but□there is □inally the focus□on the□e i□sues that we need and hopefull□ one da□ we□wil□□have s□rvice□ to ma□ch.”虽然这(□)一路上,苏生都是在(📆)办自己的□□😃)事,但好歹也算是□较正经的事。