Publisher's Synopsis
A lifestyle manual for everyone living with mild to severe depression. The complete resource book .
A health book from a leading media-friendly psychologist and stress management consultant with a lively, interactive design and text, full of boxed features, shared case histories, questions to ask practitioners, question and answer sections, useful lists, and affirmations to encourage.
A book covering every lifestyle issue in a holistic fashion. There will be numerous sections to dip into covering all kinds of helpful topics:
how to find a practitioner and what they do
all types of counselling, and cognitive and other therapeutic techniques
establishing your symptoms and how to get the most accurate medical diagnosis possible
questions to ask your doctor
a guide to antidepressants, how they work, and guidance if you are coming off them
herbal health (with remedies such as St John's Wort and Kava Kava)
emotional issues that might underlie the illness
life struggles - such as work, bereavement, relationships problems
coping with stigma and exposing the myths
