Depression & Stress

The Mindful Way through Depression draws on the collective wisdom of four internationally renowned mindfulness experts, including bestselling author Jon Kabat-Zinn, to provide effective relief from the most prevalent psychological disorder. This authoritative, easy-to-use self-help program is based on methods clinically proven to reduce the recurrence of depression. Revealing the hidden psychological mechanisms that cause chronic unhappiness, the authors gently guide readers through a series of exercises designed to break th... read more

Depression is a common disorder, but it is surrounded by ignorance, fear and prejudice. As a clinical psychologist, Gwendoline Smith has worked with many depressed people, but it wasn't until she suffered depression herself that she fully appreciated how these factors can prevent effective treatment. In Depression Explained she faces these issues and combines personal experience, clinical information and common-sense advice for all those who have to deal with depression, including childhood and adolescent depression, post-natal... read more

A handbook for the happy, and a bible for the broken-hearted, The Alphabet of the Human Heart is an enchanting and enriching journey through the upside and the downside of what it means to be human our hopes and our fears, our strengths and our weaknesses, our highs and our lows. To turn your life around, turn this book around. The answer is inside.

Living It Up The Advanced Survivor's Guide to Anxiety-free Living Bev Aisbett A guide to overcoming panic attacks, severe anxiety, anger, and procrastination-our most common day-to-day social and emotional problems. The reader is guided gently but firmly, with humor and honesty, along the steps that will turn victims into survivors, from people in pain to people who give joy, from angry people to people who can enjoy life.

Don’t want to get out of bed in the morning Feeling as though the light at the end of the tunnel is fading You may be suffering from depression, a condition Winston Churchill referred to as the Black Dog. Taming the Black Dog is a simple guide to managing depression, which an estimated 1 in 5 people will suffer in one form or another at some time in their lives. This small illustrated tip book contains factual information as well as treatment options. Modelled on Bev Aisbett’s successful Living with It, Taming the Black ... read more

New Zealand author. Millions of people suffer from depression at some stage in their life. When the Black Dog comes to live with them, it also moves in with their loved ones - who may not have the tools to support the sufferer while looking after their own wellbeing. "Living with a Black Dog" is Matthew and Ainsley Johnstone's illustrated, must-have guide for the partners, family, friends and colleagues of depression sufferers. It includes practical advice about recognising the symptoms of depression in a loved one, living with a d... read more

Black Dog is shorthand for a disease that millions of people suffer from - depression. Artist and writer Matthew Johnstone, a sufferer himself, has written and illustrated this insight into what it is like to have a Black Dog as a companion. Matthew Johnstone is an artist, writer and exhibited photographer. New Zealand born, he's worked in advertising in Sydney, San Francisco and New York. He now resides in Sydney with his wife and daughter.

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This book is a practical guide to using proven creative writing exercises and specific group interactions to ease symptoms of depression. It is based on the author's own struggles with depression and case studies from her successful Stanford University creative writing programme for people suffering from depression.

Behavior psychologists Christopher R. Martell, Ph.D., and Michael E. Addis, Ph.D., offer readers a radically new approach for overcoming depression that focuses on getting them reengaged with life and the world around them using "behavior activation"--a fast-acting, effective, self-help therapy

Enough is enough! Many have struggled too long to control the symptoms of anxiety, only to find fear, shyness and worry creeping back into their lives the minute they let down their guard. The bottom line is that most efforts to "control" or "get rid of" anxiety simply don't work. But, fortunately, this book offers another option.
Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) helps people facing a range of psychological problems learn to accept painful feelings without becoming overwhelmed by or submerged in them. Then it works to ... read more

Aisbett has conquered and tamed her panic attacks, and in this book she shares the insight she has gained into personal change through the process of overcoming her personal monster. She demonstrates how to get in touch with our inner self, let suffering go and replace it with understanding.

Based on extensive research, this text contains interactive exercises that provide guidance on essential coping skills and help readers make real changes in their lives. This second edition includes updated Internet resources, expanded material on treatment strategies, a revised listing of mental health professionals and features a new step-by-step strategy for developing a plan to manage symptoms and stay well.

If you suffer from depression you are far from alone. Depression is very common, affecting over 300 million people around the world. Written by Professor Paul Gilbert, internationally recognised for his work on depression, this highly acclaimed self-help book has been of benefit to thousands of people including sufferers, their friends and families, and those working in the medical profession. This fully revised third edition has been extensively updated and rewritten to reflect over ten years of new research on understanding and t... read more

Psychologist Lara Honos-Webb applies her trend-setting, outside-the-box thinking to one of the most common mental health diagnoses: depression. Instead of directing their energies to overcoming or getting rid of depression, Honos-Webb helps her readers see periods of depression as opportunities for growth and introspection. Each chapter of the book discusses a different aspect of depression as a gift or positive opportunity. Depression can be the start of a reorientation in life, a step in the search for meaning, or a chance for ... read more

Most books on this disorder focus on crisis control during the acute phase of mild and severe depression. This book deals instead with the period after recovery when as many as half of those who have defeated depression will suffer relapse. It deals directly with the repeating cycle of depression. Self-assessment tools and engaging exercises explore the stages that affect depression sufferers. Practical advice is offered concerning clinical options, including antidepressant medication and continuing psychotherapy. After reading... read more

At my worst moments, I lost all sense of hope for the future. As I began to slowly get better, I began to be able to say to myself, 'This will pass, you'll get through this. Hang on to hope.' John Kirwan was one of the most devastating wingers New Zealand, and world, rugby had ever seen. A prominent and revered figure at the dawn of the professional age of rugby, he seemed to live a charmed life. Nobody knew, though, that behind closed doors 'JK' was living a life of tormented fear. Afflicted with depression for many years âÂ... read more

Depression is hugely common in our society. The Mental Health Foundation believes that 1 in 4 people will experience some kind of mental health problem in the course of a year, with mixed anxiety and depression being the most common. It affects 1 in 5 older people living in the community and 2 in 5 in care homes (MHF). This means that a staggering amount of people are having to deal with its devastating fallout at home, work and in retirement each year. However, evidence shows that a supervised programme of exercise can be as effec... read more

According to the Office of National Statistics, depression occurs in 1 in 10 adults in Britain at any one time. But what constitutes depression? And what role have the pharmaceutical companies played in creating an idea of depression that turns human beings into neurochemical machines? Where does that leave the human spirit? Do we ask and expect too much of science, rather than accepting that there are important matters about which we may always be unsure? Could this lack of certainty be at the heart of what it means to be human? ... read more

Our brains are hardwired to worry, but we can learn to worry less. Modern stresses have as much to do with what we think about as what happens to us. Yet in a world of information overload and numerous demands on our time, it can be hard to keep our anxious thoughts in check. "The Worry Solution" teaches you how to relieve stress and anxiety by training your imagination. Using the very latest findings from neuroscience combined with simple techniques, this acclaimed guide will help you re-programme the conversation between the thin... read more