| Author: | Patrick Ellverton |
This self help manual is for those for whom depression arises from the impact of exceptional circumstances such as childbirth and menopause, commercial and professional failure, accident, grief, divorce or debt as well as for those more permanent owners of the Black Dog.
| Author: | Sally Brampton |
"Shoot the Damn Dog" blasts the stigma of depression as a character flaw and confronts the illness Winston Churchill called 'the black dog', a condition that humiliates, punishes and isolates its sufferers. It is a personal account of a journey through (and out of) severe depression, as well as being a practical book, offerin... read more
| Author: | David D. Burns |
due 20 March 2010 'I just know this plane is going to run into turbulence and crash'. 'My mind will go blank when I give my presentation at work and everyone will think I'm an idiot'. 'Why am I so shy and insecure? I'm such a loser'. We all know what it's like to feel anxious, worried or panicky. If any of these thoughts sou... read more
| Author: | Brown, David |
More and more people are taking time off work for 'stress leave.' They feel exhausted, angry and overwhelmed. There are age-old solutions to these problems, but if the doctir signs someone off work as 'stressed', often nobody knows what to do. Stress has become a major health issue in New Zealand, both at work and in our pers... read more
| Author: | Karen Miller |
Recent research shows a strong connection between estrogen levels and women's depression across the life span. Abrupt changes in estrogen levels, such as at puberty, during and after pregnancy, and at menopause, can affect a woman's moods in significant, obvious, and uncomfortable ways. But these estrogen fluctuations can be ... read more
| Author: | Gwyneth Lewis |
"101 Ways to Climb out of the Slough of Despondency" is a literary guide (part memoir, part companion) to coming through depression. 'Depression is internal snow. Black snow. The flakes whirl around like motes in the water around your personal shipwreck. The quicker you dive down to see your sorry state, the better for you in... read more
| Author: | Mary Ellen Copeland |
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 feat... read more
| Author: | Mary Ellen Copeland |
This workbook for maintaining mood stability provides easy-to-follow strategies to help people take charge of their lives through self-advocacy, support & appropriate medical evaluation. Its proven programme is based on extensive study of people who have been stable for over two years.
| Author: | Kevin L. Gyoerkoe |
We all worry about things from time to time, but some of us just can't seem to stop expecting the worst - even when our expectations are very unlikely to occur. This condition, chronic worry, is disruptive all by itself and it can lead to other, more serious anxiety problems. This book - the fifth in "New Harbinger's Ten Simp... read more
| Author: | Anthony S. David |
| Series: | Overcoming S. |
Depersonalization Disorder is when a person experiences a feeling of being detached from life around them and sometimes emotionally numb. It is often a symptom of another disorder such as anxiety, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder and particularly panic disorder, or of an illness like epilepsy or migraine, but also oc... read more
| Author: | Anne Sheffield |
A candid study of the emotional and psychological impact of depression on relationships provides clear insights, helpful advice, and coping strategies for individuals caught in the cycle of depression fallout. Original.
| Author: | Randy J. Paterson |
A breakthrough new workbook shows readers who suffer from depression and manic depression how to identify their personal symptom profile and create a customized self-help intervention program that will help them to get well and stay well. Treatment professionals are now learning the immense benefits of defining a sufferer's p... read more
| Author: | C.Alec Pollard |
The Agoraphobia Workbook is a self-help resource dedicated to helping readers overcome the disorder in all its forms. Formatted in an interactive, easy-to-follow style, this supportive workbook presents the latest and most effective techniques, including gradual exposure and desensitization exercises, plus information on avoi... read more
| Author: | David D. Burns |
The good news is that anxiety, guilt, pessimism, procrastination, low self-esteem, and other "black holes" of depression can be cured without drugs. In Feeling Good, eminent psychiatrist, David D. Burns, M.D., outlines the remarkable, scientifically proven techniques that will immediately lift your spirits and help you develo... read more
| Author: | Gary Greenberg |
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? ... read more
| Author: | Kerrie Eyers, ordon Parker & Henry Brodaty |
Depression in older people is easily missed. This practical guide shows how to identify depression in an older person and provide support to enable best possible quality of life.