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Dysthymia
and the
Spectrum
of Chronic
Depressions:
Review of
recent
changes in
the
understanding
of chronic
depressions.
Discusses
what the
nature and
classification
of
specified
chronic
depressive
subtypes.
23
contributors,
10 U.S.
DNLM:
Depression,
Mental.
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Dealing
with
Depression:
A
Commonsense
Guide to
Mood
Disorders:
Covering
both
traditional
and
alternative
approaches
to
treating
depression,
this guide
outlines
the many
different
types of
depression
including
mood
swings,
clinical
depression,
and
bipolar
disorders.
Each type
of
depression
is
explained
fully and
is
accompanied
by
suggestions
for the
most
appropriate
treatments.
While
depression
may be
severe and
disabling,
it can be
treated
successfully-providing
it is
diagnosed
and
managed
properly.
Simple
descriptions
and a
user-friendly
layout
make this
guide
accessible
for those
suffering
from mood
disorders,
their
families,
and the
health
professionals
who care
for them.
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Beating
the Blues:
New
Approaches
to
Overcoming
Dysthymia
and
Chronic
Mild
Depression:
Mild
depressions
are so
insidious
that
sufferers
often
don't seek
help. They
think,
"that's
just the
way I am.
There's
really not
much I can
do about
it." As
Dr.
Michael
Thase and
science
writer
Susan S.
Lang
reveal in
this
wonderful
new book,
the good
news is
they can
do
something
about it.
Persistent
mild
depression,
which
afflicts
up to 35
million
Americans,
can be
readily
and
permanently
cured.
Thase and
Lang show
how
chronic
mild
depression
can be
relieved
by
learning
strategies
that help
us to
recognize
negative
and
distorted
thinking
patterns
that lead
to a
downward
spiral of
pessimism.
They
reveal
that a
combination
of
medication
and
therapy
has been
shown to
be the
most
effective
treatment
for mild
depression,
with an
impressive
85% of
patients
experiencing
full
relief.
They
discuss
when you
should
seek help
from a
therapist
and what
kinds of
therapy
seem the
most
effective
(therapies
that focus
on the
here and
now seem
to work
best);
outline
the safer
new
antidepressants
that are
helpful
for both
mild and
severe
depressions,
detailing
each
drug's
strength
and
weakness;
and
examine
alternative
therapies,
including
stress
management
(meditation,
relaxation,
massage,
biofeedback),
physical
exercise,
acupuncture,
supplements,
and other
mind/body
therapies.
Finally,
they
provide
in-depth
discussions
of mild
depression
in
children,
adolescents,
college
students,
and
elderly
parents,
as well as
those with
chronic
stress.
Throughout,
the
authors
use boxed
text and
charts to
make the
key ideas
immediately
accessible
and easy
to use.
Beating
the Blues
is an
inspiring
and
empowering
book,
filled
with the
information
and
encouragement
you need
to turn
your life
around and
begin to
feel
renewed
pleasure
and joy.
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When
Nothing
Matters
Anymore: A
Survival
Guide for
Depressed
Teens:
A guide to
understanding
and coping
with
depression,
discussing
the
different
types, how
and why
the
condition
begins,
how it may
be linked
to
substance
abuse or
suicide,
and how to
get help.
Written by
Bev
Cobain,
RN, cousin
of the
late
Nirvana
lead
singer,
Kurt
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Unholy
Ghost:
Writers on
Depression:
This is a
unique
collection
of essays
about
depression
that, in
the spirit
of William
Styron's
Darkness
Visible,
finds
vivid
expression
for an
elusive
illness
suffered
by more
than one
in five
Americans
today.
Unlike any
other
memoir of
depression,
however,
Unholy
Ghost
includes
many
voices and
depicts
the most
complete
portrait
of the
illness.
Lauren
Slater
eloquently
describes
her own
perilous
experience
as a
pregnant
woman on
antidepressant
medication.
Susanna
Kaysen,
writing
for the
first time
about
depression
since
Girl,
Interrupted,
criticizes
herself
and others
for making
too much
of the
illness.
Larry
McMurtry
recounts
the
despair
that
descended
after his
quadruple
bypass
surgery.
Meri
Danquah
describes
the
challenges
of racism
and
depression.
Ann
Beattie
sees
melancholy
as a
consequence
of her
writing
life. And
Donald
Hall
lovingly
remembers
the "moody
seesaw" of
his
relationship
with his
wife, Jane
Kenyon.
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The
Bell Jar:
The
Bell Jar
chronicles
the
crack-up
of Esther
Greenwood:
brilliant,
beautiful,
enormously
talented,
and
successful,
but slowly
going
under--maybe
for the
last time.
Sylvia
Plath
masterfully
draws the
reader
into
Esther's
breakdown
with such
intensity
that
Esther's
insanity
becomes
completely
real and
even
rational,
as
probable
and
accessible
an
experience
as going
to the
movies.
Such deep
penetration
into the
dark and
harrowing
corners of
the psyche
is an
extraordinary
accomplishment
and has
made
The Bell
Jar a
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Up the
Down Hill:
Imagine
waking up
in a
mental
institution.
Now,
imagine
that you
are a
woman who
has a deep
testimony
of Jesus
Christ.
You have a
wonderful
family.
You have a
good job.
You appear
to be
successful
in every
way. What
would
cause you
to become
so
convinced
that your
life isn't
worth
living
that you
need to be
hospitalized
for your
own
protection?
Up the
Down Hill
is the
story of
one
woman's
journey to
the valley
of despair
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In
Understanding
Depression,
Donald
Klein and
Paul
Wender
offer a
definitive
guide to
depressive
illness --
its
causes,
course,
and
symptoms.
They
clarify
the
difference
between
depression
(which is
a normal
emotion)
and
biological
depression
(which is
an
illness),
and
include
several
self-rating
tests with
which
readers
can
determine
whether or
not they
should
seek
psychiatric
evaluation
to
determine
if they
have a
biological
depressive
illness.
They
describe
the
symptoms
of
biological
depression,
among them
loss of
energy,
changes in
eating
habits,
sleep
disturbances,
decreased
sex drive,
restlessness,
poor
concentration
and
indecisiveness,
and
increased
use of
intoxicants
and drugs.
And they
paint a
clear
picture of
how
depressive
illness
can affect
people's
lives,
using
excerpts
from
patient
histories
to show
the
progress
of each
patient
from the
onset of
depression
to
treatment
and
recovery.
The
authors
also
discuss
the
different
types of
treatment
available,
including
antidepressant
drugs,
electroconvulsive
therapy,
and
psychotherapy,
and they
examine
the
benefits
and side
effects of
psychopharmacological
drugs
(including
the new
antidepressants,
lithium,
and the
controversial
Prozac),
related
disorders
(such as
panic
attacks,
atypical
depression,
seasonal
affective
disorder,
and PMS),
and how to
get the
right kind
of help.
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Diagnosis
and
Treatment
of Chronic
Depression:
Cornell
University,
New York
City.
Reference
on chronic
depression,
particularly
dysthymic
disorder,
a syndrome
of
chronic,
low grade
depressive
symptoms.
Includes
assessment,
pharmacotherapy
and
psychotherapy,
epidemiologic
studies,
and the
course of
chronic
depression.
For
psychiatrists
&
psychotherapists.
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Phoenix
Rising:
This
self-help
approach
to
regaining
control of
your life,
uses a
step-by-step
process
that's
easy to
follow --
even for
those at
the lowest
point of
depression.
This
handbook
shows a
way out,
especially
for those
who suffer
from
affective
disorders
(depression
and manic
depression)
and
provides a
better
understanding
to those
who love
and care
for people
with these
disorders.
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Depression
In Women:
Mood
Disorders
Associated
With
Reproductive
Cyclicity:
Pocket-sized
overview
of
gender-specific
mood
disorders,
including
premenstrual
syndromes,
with
emphasis
on the
treatment
and
prevention
of these
conditions.
Color
illustrations.
For
physicians
and nurse
practitioners. |
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Mind
Fall:
Inside
Major
Depression:
A Story of
Survival &
A Medical
Perspective:
Compelling
story of
surviving
Major
Depression. |
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When Going
Through
Hell ...
Don't
Stop:
A
Survivors
Guide to
Overcoming
Depression
and
Clinical
Anxiety:
Describes
the
author's
miraculous
healing
from a
life-threatening
depressive
illness
through
the power
of prayer. |
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Darkness
Visible :
A Memoir
of
Madness:
In 1985
William
Styron
fell
victim to
a
crippling
and almost
suicidal
depression,
the same
illness
that took
the lives
of Randall
Jarrell,
Primo Levi
and
Virginia
Woolf.
That
Styron
survived
his
descent
into
madness is
something
of a
miracle.
That he
manages to
convey its
tortuous
progression
and his
eventual
recovery
with such
candor and
precision
makes
Darkness
Visible a
rare feat
of
literature,
a book
that will
arouse a
shock of
recognition
even in
those
readers
who have
been
spared the
suffering
it
describes. |
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Major
Depressive
Disorder :
The Latest
Assessment
and
Treatment
Strategies:
Depression
effects
over 20
million
people in
the US at
any given
time. This
condensed
review of
the
diagnosis
and
treatment
of
depression
is written
in a
jargon-free,
easy-to-reference
format. It
describes
the
environmental
and the
biological
causes of
depression
along with
corresponding
treatment
strategies.
Fifteen
predictors
of suicide
are
reviewed
along with
6 steps to
managing
suicide
risk.
Learn
about
different
psychotherapy
treatments
and what
is known
about the
effectiveness
of
medications
vs.
psychotherapy. |
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Holiday of
Darkness:
A
Psychologist's
Personal
Journey
Out of
Depression. |
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Patient's
Manual for
CBASP:
Consumer
text on
the
Cognitive
behavioral
analysis
system of
psychotherapy
(CBASP).
Manual
provides
patients
with
knowledge
on the
details of
CBASP in
the
treatment
process.
Topics
include
definitions
of
depression,
common
problems,
techniques,
interpersonal
discrimination
exercise. |
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Feeling
Good : The
New Mood
Therapy:
The good
news is
that
anxiety,
guilt,
pessimism,
procrastination,
low
self-esteem,
and other
"black
holes" of
depression
can be
cured
without
drugs. In
FEELING
GOOD,
eminent
psychiatrist,
David D.
Burns,
M.D.,
outlines
the
remarkable,
scientifically
proven
techniques
that will
immediately
lift your
spirits
and help
you
develop a
positive
outlook on
life. Now,
in this
updated
edition,
Dr. Burns
adds an
ALL-NEW
CONSUMER'S
GUIDE TO
ANTIDEPRESSANT
DRUGS as
well as a
new
introduction
to help
answer
your
questions
about the
many
options
available
for
treating
depression. |
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Depression:
Psychologist
Jack
Dominian
shows how
depression
can be
diagnosed
and
treated,
taking
into
account
the latest
research
into its
social and
psychological
causes.
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Exercising
Your Way
to Better
Mental
Health:
Health and
Fitness
book which
explores
the link
between
physical
fitness
and mental
well
being. It
provides a
series of
checklists
and
worksheets
to
increase
your
self-awareness,
and gives
specific
exercise
guidelines
to help
you
improve
your
mental
health.
This book
is
intended
for those
individuals
who are
having
troubles
with low
self-concept,
depression,
and
stress/anxiety.
However,
it will be
of equal
interest
to the
reader who
is not
experiencing
mood
problems,
but wishes
to improve
his or her
overall
level of
wellness. |
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Breaking
the Chain
of Low
Self-Esteem:
An
engaging,
upbeat
book that
will
empower
you to
face life
with new
courage
and
enthusiasm.
Once you
begin, you
won't want
to lay it
down.
Reading it
will
motivate
you to
alter
self-defeating
behaviors,
challenge
you to
overcome
your
fears,
teach you
to value
yourself,
inspire
you to
change
your
thinking,
and enable
you to
make
better
choices in
relationships
and in
other
areas of
your life.
With the
insights
contained
here you
may be
able to
save your
present,
ailing
relationship
or gain
the
awareness
that it's
not right
for you.
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The
Depression
Workbook:
A Guide
for Living
With
Depression
and Manic
Depression:
Consumer
workbook
presents
latest
research-based
self-help
strategies
to relieve
depression
and
address
other
mental
health
issues.
Includes
new
information
on
managing
symptoms.
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Self-Coaching:
How to
Heal
Anxiety
and
Depression:
A Powerful
New
Program to
Beat
Anxiety
and
Depression.
You can
feel
better,
starting
right now!
Whether
you're
anxious or
depressed,
this
innovative
book will
teach you
how to
change
your way
of
thinking
and
improve
your life.
Using the
revolutionary
concept of
Self-coaching,
you'll
follow
simple
steps that
will help
you
overcome
the
thought
patterns
that lead
to anxiety
and
depression.
As you
achieve a
positive
outlook,
you'll
learn how
to
maintain
balance,
clarity,
and
spontaneity
each and
every day
at home,
at work,
and in all
your
relationships.
Self-Coaching
will
inspire,
motivate,
and
liberate
you. Dr.
Luciani’s
approach
has been
proven
time and
again by
his
patients.
And now he
can help
you too!
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Lift
Your Mood
Now:
Simple
Things You
Can Do to
Beat the
Blues:
To a
depressed
person,
the
prospect
of reading
a book or
enacting
its
recommendations
can be
overwhelming.
Author
John
Preston
kept this
in mind
when he
conceived
this book.
In Lift
Your Mood
Now,
he offers
chapters
that can
be read in
five
minutes or
less, with
techniques
that are
easily
implemented.
The book
is divided
into seven
parts that
cover
understanding
depression,
stabilizing
the brain,
avoiding
negative
thinking,
combating
low
self-esteem,
managing
intense
emotions,
reducing
withdrawal
and
isolation,
and being
true to
oneself.
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Youth
Suicide:
Depression
and
Loneliness |
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Helping
Your
Depressed
Child:
Helps
parents
recognize
depression
in
children. |
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More
Than
Moody:
Recognizing
and
Treating
Adolescent
Depression:
In
this
groundbreaking
book,
Harold
Koplewicz,
M.D., uses
his
experience
as a
clinician
and
researcher
to help
parents
distinguish
between
normal
teenage
angst and
true
depression,
a serious
psychological
illness
with
serious
long-term
consequences.
Dr.
Koplewicz's
combination
of
prescriptive
advice and
compelling
anecdotes
show
parents
the
warning
signs,
risk
factors,
and key
behaviors
to look
for in
their
teenage
sons and
daughters.
Furthermore,
he
illustrates
for
parents,
health-care
professionals,
and young
adults the
broad
range of
treatment
options,
including
the recent
approval
of SSRI
anti-depressants
for use in
treating
young
people, as
well as
non-pharmaceutical
approaches
such as
cognitive
behavioral
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