A holistic guide to understanding and treating depression examines how common symptoms of depression can enhance human understanding of self-identity, explains how to use depression as a transformative experience, and offers a range of alternative therapies to treat the problem. 15,000 first printing.
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<b>Jonathan Zeuss</b>, M.D., completed medical school in Australia, with residencies in conventional medicine and psychiatry, and has studied herbalism, nutrition, Asian medicine, and homeopathy. Currently he is a physician in the Department of Psychiatry at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Phoenix. He is the author of <i>The Natural Prozac Program: How to Use St. John's Wort, the Antidepressant Herb.</i>
Wisdom of Depression: A Guide to Understanding and Curing Depression Using Natural Medicine,</b> holistic physician Dr. Jonathan Zuess explains how the activation of symptoms such as insomnia, preoccupation with one's problems, soul-searching, and the desire to be alone are natural reactions to our harried lives. The initial stage of depression is designed to enhance our ability to focus inward and find solutions to difficult emotional challenges; in many ways our bodies and minds are forcing us to create a contemplative environment much like the vision quest of native cultures or the monastic quiet of a Western retreat. <br><br>However, if this process goes on for too long, we can become "stuck," mired in an unproductive, even painful cycle. The gentle, alternative therapies in this informative and practical book help restart the healing work of depression, instead of simply cutting it short. As an example, the herb St. John's wort enhances the dreaming cycle--an intensive problem
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