Literary Selections for Adult Depression
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Devoted to discussing the clinical literature on psychotherapy and explaining the patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving that signal depression. Yapko effectively uses case histories as well as more than 100 exercises to assist the reader in building the skills needed to manage depression. View this Book at Amazon.com |
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Kay Redfield Jamison, a psychiatrist, turned a mirror on the creativity so often associated with mental illness. In this book she turns that mirror on herself. With breathtaking honesty she tells of her own manic depression, the bitter costs of her illness, and its paradoxical benefits. View this Book at Amazon.com |
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Is your partner's depression undermining your happiness as a couple? After blaming yourself, losing your self-esteem, and getting angry, you may feel like walking away -- even if you're still in love. View this Book at Amazon.com |
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St. John's Wort, Prozac, psychotherapy, support groups--today's individual suffering from depression has a laundry list of treatments to choose from. For many, Paul Gilbert's self-help manual Overcoming Depression--based on the highly effective technique of cognitive behavioral therapy--will provide a lifeline to recovery and a better future, as a way to understand and thus resist the downward slide of depression, and as a resource to supplement therapy or medication.
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Cognitive behavioral therapy is based on the idea
that our thoughts and our interpretations of events greatly influence our
moods. Therapists teach clients to listen to their negative internal dialogs
and to use less depressive "self-talk." The emphasis is on changing thoughts
and actions, not on understanding their origins. Getting Your Life Back and
Self-Coaching are both based on this approach. View
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Drawing on her journals from adolescence onward,
Thompson details her emotional and mental history in brief, impressionistic
scenes, creating a mosaic of the human mind's emotional complexities. Colloquially
referred to as "the doldrums" or being "blue" or "low," depression has come
to be regarded as a genuine illness, something requiring not only counseling,
but medical intervention. View
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Ekhart Tolle's message is simple: living in the now is the truest path to happiness and enlightenment. And while this message may not seem stunningly original or fresh, Tolle's clear writing, supportive voice, and enthusiasm make this an excellent manual for anyone who's ever wondered what exactly "living in the now" means. View this Book at Amazon.com |
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