Alison’s free online courses on depression provide comprehensive teaching on this common illness, its causes and potential treatments. Do you want to study depression alongside other psychological problems? We’d suggest the highly rated Diploma in Mental Health for a thorough exploration of many mental illnesses, suitable for both professionals and lay people. For a shorter, more focussed on a particular aspect of depression, we’d recommend both Mental Health Studies - Suicide, Violent Behavior and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Studies - Understanding Behaviour, Burnout and Depression.

Mental pain can affect people at any stage of their lives and can have many triggers, as you will discover with Alison’s free online certificate courses in depression. Are you dealing with people whose health is being endangered by their mental battles? If so, we can recommend a practical, focused certificate course such as Mental Health Studies - Suicide, Violent Behavior and Substance Abuse. We would also suggest Mental Health Studies - Understanding Behaviour, Burnout and Depression if you are interested in those issues, and how problems can arise from trauma, stress, personality disorders and more. If you want to learn how to help people with depression, we’d also recommend Depression: Treatment, Therapies and Triggers or how about First Aid for Mental Health.

There are numerous free online diploma courses about depression on Alison, including many where depression is one of many illnesses to be treated. Why not enrol for the Diploma in Mental Healthand discover the rich workings of the mind and how things can go wrong. Do you want to specialise in depression? If so, we’d recommend a Diploma in Depression for an in-depth study of this very common illness, its causes and treatments. Professional therapists and practitioners should check out Alison’s many therapy and counselling courses, such as the Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, followed by the Advanced Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.