Help Me, I'm Depressed: How To Effectively Help Your Family Members, Friends, and Colleagues Dealing With Depression - Softcover

Lowy, Donny

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0595344046 ISBN 13: 9780595344048

Publisher: iUniverse, 2005

Synopsis

Do you know someone who is suffering from depression? If someone you know is being crushed by the yoke of depression, would you recognize the symptoms? And, if they were depressed, would you know how to help them?In Help Me, I'm Depressed, the author, a well-known expert in the field of depression, shows you how to recognize the symptoms of depression. The author guides you professionally in the approach to helping a family member, friend, or coworker with depression. With so many people living under the cloud of depression, Help Me, I'm Depressed, offers a new and refreshing approach to helping that loved one, friend, or colleague climb out of the dark pit of depression.Although depression is a silent disease remedies and effective steps exist. Those with depression can emerge from their dark state and experience once again the joys and happiness of life.Inside Help Me, I'm Depressed, you will discover effective solutions and new strategies for helping someone who is undergoing depression or for dealing with your own depression.Important life saving solutions include the answers to questions such as:How can you differentiate between a "bad mood" and the dangerous signs of depression?Which are the most effective solutions for those who are depressed? How can you help stop the inevitable spiraling into deeper depression? How does someone take back control of his or her life?

About this title

About the Author

Jody M. Ehrhardt is a freelance writer who resides in the Midwest. Prior to starting a career in freelance writing, Ms. Ehrhardt spent nine years in the field of pharmaceutical research. Ms. Ehrhardt currently works for two online magazines, one newspaper in New York and is also the assistant editor and staff writer for her local newspaper. Her book credits include a nonfiction book about Childhood Onset Bipolar Disorder. Ms. Ehrhardt is the mother of a bipolar child and her book, On the Outside Looking In is a touching depiction of her family?s daily battle with bipolar disorder and the effects the illness had on her entire family. Her approach with the book was to enlighten her readers with the personal, daily battles, both emotional and physical, associated with this disorder, not to just expand on the medical jargon already widely available about this disease.

Edition details

• Publisher: iUniverse
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0595344046
• ISBN 13: 9780595344048
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 86