Real stories of dealing with Depression

Amrita Tripathi is the founder-editor of The Health Collective, an online portal dedicated to stories of Mental Health and Mental Illness in India. The site features more than 200 stories, including original reportage, expert commentary and first-person stories. Tripathi has been a journalist for a decade and a half, including several years as Health Editor for a national news channel in India. She has written two novels, Broken News and The Sibius Knot, both of which look at the darker side of relationships and urban realities. Tripathi is presently working in the field of social media and co-authoring a 3 book series for Simon & Schuster India on mental health. Arpita Anand is a Psychologist with over two decades of international experience working with corporates, government organisations, and NGOs, and running a counselling practice. She conducts training workshops on a range of issues that include leadership training, stress management, work-life balance, sensitivity training and counselling skills for organisations. Arpita is part of a path-breaking research in global mental health in the field of depression and has been instrumental in the development of a specialised psychological intervention for depression that has been scientifically proven to be effective in the management of moderate to severe depression. Specialising in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Arpita provides counselling services to people with a range of issues including depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief and bereavement, and work stress among others. She has a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in Psychology from Delhi University, and a Masters from City University, London. She has trained and worked in London, and at the Bellevue Hospital, New York, and is currently based in Dubai.