Beat the Blues Before They Beat You: How to Overcome Depression - Softcover

Leahy, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1401921698 ISBN 13: 9781401921699

Publisher: Hay House UK, 2011

Synopsis

Do you feel plagued by negative thoughts about yourself, overwhelmed by loneliness, paralyzed by a fear of failure? If so, you're not alone. Depression affects millions of people worldwide, regardless of race, gender, age, and socioeconomic class. These numbers have been steadily rising, and sadly, most people who feel the unbearable pain, hopelessness, and self-criticism of depression never seek treatment. If not you, then someone you know most likely hides within these statistics, suffering in silence. The good news is that with effective treatment you can overcome depression--and once you do, you will be better equipped to prevent its recurrence.In his new book, Beat the Blues Before They Beat You, world-renowned cognitive therapist and best-selling author Robert Leahy shows how you can alleviate the effects of major depressive disorders. By redefining your relationship with depression, you can learn to change your attitude and responses toward these unpleasant, intrusive thoughts. Using mindful awareness practices and thought exercises, the troubling images you experience can be looked at in a new light.In a clear and easy-to-read manner, Leahy outlines the causes, symptoms, and treatments for depression, combining real-life patient stories and simple step-by-step instructions to help you understand your depression so you will know how best to treat it. Learn what triggers your moods. Figure out how to defeat feelings of fatigue, hopelessness, and worthlessness. Design a plan to develop self-confidence. Determine what treatments--both medication and therapy--are available to prevent relapse. Beat the Blues Before They Beat You is a collection of the most powerful tools in cognitive therapy to help you curb your thoughts and behaviors, so you can begin to feel good again. You don't have to wait for someone to rescue you. You can rescue yourself.

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Review:

"Beat the Blues Before They Beat You is a masterful guide by a masterful clinician. It lays out the typical problems of depression and provides clear explanations as to how to solve them. This is a must-read for anyone suffering from depression--and who hasn't at some point in his or her life?"

-- Aaron T. Beck, M.D., Emeritus Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania, winner of the Lasker Award in Medicine

"If you are depressed or vulnerable to depression, this book is for you. Written by one of the world's leading experts in cognitive behavior therapy, it provides a thoughtful and balanced account of depression and how to overcome it using tried and tested strategies."

-- Christopher G. Fairburn, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, author of Overcoming Binge Eating

"Beat the Blues gives clear-headed, concise, and practical guidelines for tackling the most common problems in depression. Based on the most current research and clinical work, Leahy once again gives you the tools to help yourself overcome your depression. It's a book that you can pick up and start using today. Empowering, engaging, and enlightening."

-- Allison Harvey, University of California, Berkeley

"This book is sure to provide hope and relief for those suffering from depression. Drawing on well-researched techniques, each chapter is filled with strategies and tools to help conquer a major symptom of depression. The writing is clear and direct, and case examples help illustrate each point. The author also provides tools to monitor whether strategies are helping. Once again, Dr. Leahy shows his unique knack for translating the best available therapies into effective self-help materials."

-- Sheri Johnson, Professor of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley

"Dr Leahy has yet again made the most contemporary and effective approaches within CBT accessible to a popular audience. He engages the reader by tagging a scientifically supported approach with commonly reported thoughts and concerns held by people who are depressed. This book illustrates, in true CBT style, how an understanding of one's own thoughts and feelings can lead to recovery and regaining a purpose in life."

-- Warren Mansell, University of Manchester, UK, author of Coping with Fears and Phobias

"Dr. Leahy is unique in the mental health field in his combination of high rigor, accessibility, and readability to consumers and clinicians alike. His new book, Beat the Blues Before They Beat You, is the epitome of these qualities, and will be of genuine help to those who suffer from depression."

-- Thomas Joiner, Distinguished Research Professor and Bright-Burton Professor of Psychology, author of Why People Die from Suicide

"Eminently readable and practical, this state-of-the-art book provides compassionate and user-friendly help for beating depression. I highly recommend it both to practitioners and their patients."

-- G. Terence Wilson, Ph.D., Oscar K. Buros Professor of Psychology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

"Beat the Blues . . . is an indispensable guide out of the morass for anyone who has ever been depressed."

-- Steven Hollon, Professor of Psychology, Vanderbilt University

About the Author:

Robert L. Leahy, Ph.D., is recognized worldwide as one of the foremost cognitive therapists in the world. Educated at Yale University, he is the director of the American Institute for Cognitive Therapy, president of the International Association of Cognitive Psychotherapy, president of the Academy ofCognitive Therapy,president-elect of the Association forBehavioral and Cognitive Therapy,clinical professor of psychology in psychiatry at Weill-Cornell University Medical School, associate editor ofThe Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy,editor ofCognitive Behavior Therapy Book Reviews,and author and editor of 15 books, including The Worry Cure. He has been featured in countless magazines and newspapers, as well as on many television and radio programs.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hay House UK
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1401921698
• ISBN 13: 9781401921699
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 273