DEPRESSION HELPBOOK - Softcover

KATON, WAYNE

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0923521682 ISBN 13: 9780923521684

Publisher: BULL PUBLISHING COMPANY, 2002

Synopsis

Explains what causes depression, how to recognize depression, and how to make decisions about treatment. This title integrates pharmacologic and psychotherapeutic approaches, and emphasizes self-care strategies that help sufferers of depression develop confidence in their ability to manage depression on a daily basis.

About this title

Synopsis

Recognizing that all depression is different - from how severe it is and what the symptoms are to how long it lasts - this book explains what causes depression, how to recognize depression, and how to make decisions about treatment. Integrating pharmacologic and psychotherapeutic approaches, it emphasizes self-care strategies that help sufferers of depression develop confidence in their ability to manage depression on a daily basis and achieve balance in their mood and everyday life, reducing the chance of recurrence. Featuring real people's advice on managing depression using simple techniques, this new edition includes updated information on medications for depression and expanded chapters on exercise and relaxation techniques.

About the Author

Wayne Katon, MD; Evette Ludman, PhD; and Gregory Simon, MD, MPH, are affiliated with the Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound Center for Health Studies and the University of Washington department of psychiatry.

About this edition

• Publisher: BULL PUBLISHING COMPANY
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0923521682
• ISBN 13: 9780923521684
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 228