Depression at University: A Pocket Guide (Student Wellbeing Series) - Softcover

Thompson, Dr Dominique

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1789560608 ISBN 13: 9781789560602

Publisher: Trigger Publishing, 2019

Synopsis

This illustrated pocket book offers advice, practical tips, and useful exercises for students to combat low moods and depression at university. Written by the award-winning student mental health specialist, Dr Dominique Thompson, this easy-to-read guide will ensure that students have all the tools they need to understand the sources of their depression and take steps to reclaim their life from its debilitating effects.

Although plenty of people talk about depression, there are still a lot of misconceptions about it. This book will clearly explore what depression is, and investigate the ways in which it can affect anyone. With extracts from students' own accounts about their depression, and how they learned to manage it, and lots of practical, easy-to-follow examples and exercises, the book will help readers understand their depression, so they can deal with it in the right way for them.

Above all, this book will help readers gain real power over their depression so that they can enjoy the full university experience on their terms.

About this title

About the Author

Dr Dominique Thompson is a GP, young people's mental health expert, TEDx speaker, author, and educator with over 20 years of clinical experience caring for students; most recently as Director of Students' Health Service at the University of Bristol. It was for this work that she was named Bristol Healthcare Professional of the Year in 2017. Dominique is also a Clinical Adviser for the Royal College of GPs, and for Student Minds, the UK's student mental health charity.She currently resides in Bristol, United Kingdom.

Edition details

• Publisher: Trigger Publishing
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1789560608
• ISBN 13: 9781789560602
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 100