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Bev Callard: Clinical depression affected my social inclusion
29th July 2010
Coronation Street actress Bev Callard has revealed that suffering from depression affected her social inclusion.
The TV star - who plays Liz McDonald in the soap - revealed to Mind that she contemplated suicide on more than one occasion and at times she was curled up on her bed, barely able to speak.
She was forced to miss work due to the disability and underwent 12 sessions of electroconvulsive therapy, although doctors and her partner Jon were worried the treatment would affect her ability to work as it can have a negative impact on a patient's memory.
Callard added: "I was so ill I didn't care, they were concerned but I was beyond caring. I didn't mind trying anything, nothing could have been worse than the black hole of torment I was in."
This news comes after Mind Cymru, in association with the Equality and Human Rights Commission, produced a short film which aimed to help improve social inclusion for people suffering from mental health conditions.
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