Readers seeking tools to manage depression. Also of interest to mental health and medical professionals and students.



Autorentext

Jesse H. Wright, MD, PhD, is Kolb Endowed Chair of Outpatient Psychiatry and Director of the Depression Center at the University of Louisville. A well-known authority on depression and cognitive-behavior therapy, he is the author of award-winning books for both the general public and professionals. Dr. Wright was Founding President of the Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies, is a Fellow of the American College of Psychiatrists, and received the Distinguished Educator of the Year Award from the University of Louisville.

Laura W. McCray, MD, practices family medicine in Burlington, Vermont, with a focus on mental health in primary care. She is Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Associate Director of the Family Medicine Residency Program at the University of Vermont. A recipient of four Family Medicine Teaching Awards from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Vermont, Dr. McCray lives in rural Vermont with her husband and young son. She is very pleased to be collaborating with her father on this book.



Inhalt

Preface
Authors' Note
1. Getting Started
2. Medical Illness and Depression
3. Paths to Depression: Paths to Wellness
I. The Thoughts-Action Path
4. Fighting Negative Thinking
5. Restoring Energy and Enjoying Life
6. Building Self-Esteem and Using Strengths
7. Enhancing Well-Being
II. The Biology Path
8. Getting the Most from Antidepressants
III. The Relationship Path
9. The People in Your Life: How Relationships Can Influence Recovery from Depression
10. Managing Relationship Problems to Improve Depression
IV. The Lifestyle Path
11. Lifestyle Changes
V. The Spiritual Path
12. Using Spiritual Resources
VI. The Mindfulness Path
13. Mindfulness
14. Developing a Plan and Making It StickResources

Titel
Breaking Free from Depression
Untertitel
Pathways to Wellness
EAN
9781462502592
ISBN
978-1-4625-0259-2
Format
E-Book (epub)
Veröffentlichung
16.02.2012
Digitaler Kopierschutz
frei
Dateigrösse
5.07 MB
Anzahl Seiten
372
Jahr
2012
Untertitel
Englisch