Self-Help : Depression

Using the vivid, poignant and personal stories of the members of a website support group she founded (www.depressionfallout.com), Anne Sheffield, the author of two highly acclaimed books on depression, provides an honest record of what happens to a love relationship once depression enters the picture, and offers solid advice on what the non–depressed partner can do to improve his or her own life and the relationship. Of the millions of people who suffer from a depressive illness, few suffe more...

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Winner of the 2006 BMA Book Award for Health care for the Elderly. This accessible and authoritative book provides an invaluable guide to identifying, treating and preventing depression in later life. Jill Manthorpe and Steve Iliffe take a multidisciplinary approach and employ both medical and psycho-social models of depression. The medical model is used to identify symptoms, make diagnoses and work towards optimal treatment. Psycho-social perspectives provide insight into the scale and complexity of the condition and point to its social causes. The authors identify different levels of depression through in-depth analysis and consider the condition in relation to, but distinct from, dementia, psychosis and anxiety disorders, helping professionals to make the correct diagnosis. Supporting case studies show that depression, and the physical symptoms often linked to it, are amenable to treatment. The authors provide practical guidance for health and social care practitioners and suggest numerous coping strategies. This comprehensive book is essential reading for health and social care practitioners working with older people, their carers and families. more...

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This practical guide offers all the facts, figures, and advice you need to manage your symptoms and start living a happier, healthier life today! more...

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Award-winning reporter Tracy Thompson was thirty-four when she was hospitalized and put on suicide watch during a major depressive episode. Later she documented her personal struggle with the disease in The Beast , a groundbreaking book that shattered stereotypes and inspired countless readers to confront their own battles with mental illness. But when Thompson took on one of the most emotionally demanding jobs of all—motherhood—her depression returned with a fresh vengeance. Virtually everything she had learned was now either inadequate or useless; maternal depression was a different beast altogether. A striking blend of memoir and journalism, Thompson's The Ghost in the House is the first book to address maternal depression in layman's terms as a lifelong illness that can have profound ramifications for mother and child. Based on the latest scientific research and the collected true stories of nearly four hundred mothers with depression, this book is an invaluable resource for the millions of women who are white-knuckling their way through what should be the most satisfying years of their lives, providing essential information, deftly written prose, and above all, hope. more...

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This practical 12-step self-help program is a guide to overcoming feelings of fear, anxiety and depression. Encouraging a pro-active approach, Help Yourself is filled with effective strategies for change – such as goal setting, positive self-talk and letting go – and includes self-scoring record sheets that enable readers to track their own progress. Issues covered by the program include: • how to cope with panic and fear; • the causes of depression and anxiety; • how to deal with problems more decisively; and • how to confront unexpressed and unaccepted feelings. Developed through Helga Rowe’s years of experience as a therapist, Help Yourself is an accessible guide to dealing with negative thoughts and emotions. more...

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