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The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Depression: A Step-by-step Program (Workbook)

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I ordered this book just after this last Christmas 06' when I was pretty down. This book is GREAT! It is by far the best book of it's kind that I have seen out there. I shopped around for some time before I settled on this one. I wanted to make sure I got one that was packed with the help and information that I needed and this was it!

I suffer from Anxiety/Panic Disorder, Depression and slight Agorophobia. I was seeing a Therapist - and she told me that I could benefit from a workbook of some sort so, that's when I decided on this one. She was right. I actually feel that I got more help from following along with this book than from her. lol

This book is JAMMED with information along with tons of excersises and tasks, quizzes and checklists to follow along and do. The beauty of it is that you do it all at your own pace and your own comfort level. It starts out basic with you getting familiar with your 'needs' and familiarizing yourself with your depression and then it gets more in depth as far as the excersises go the further you go in the book.

I am in no way saying this is a cure for depression or for whatever it is that you're going through but, it is a tremendous help! People saw a huge change in me. As anyone knows that goes through any of this sort of stuff - it is always a work in progress. But, you can always revert back to the book and do any of the excersises over and over again as many times as you want to. You'll find that they get easier each time you do them.

It is a great book to start off with or a good book to add to your existing collection. It helped me a great deal and I am in a MUCH better place right now thanks to the help of this book!!!! :)

~~~JAC 07'

Albert Ellis once made the comment that the goal of therapy was not just to help people feel better (he was referring to a short-term, quick-fix that would not last), the goal of therapy is to help people get better and stay that way.

Depression has been called the common cold of the mind; however it effects are a lot more insidious that a case of the sniffles. A person's life can be destroyed by depression much in the way it can be destroyed by chemical/substance abuse.

For individuals with mild to moderate depression, this resource can lessen the suffering of depression. If you are sick and tired of being sick and tired, then this book is for you.

Why do I say this? Because this book is filled with research-based interventions from the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy schools of thought. Both are empirically supported as being the most efficacious in dealing with depression.

This book will help you to, develop a personal plan for change, assess your depression and learn best how to overcome it, combat/defeat depressive thoughts and beliefs, overcome thoughts of helplessness, worthlessness, and self-blaming/guilt, as well as how to use CBT/REBT techniques for making positive life changes.

This is not a book that you can breeze through and feel good by the end of the week. It took a while to get into the depressive state we have found ourselves in; it will take some time to re-train ourselves to start thinking more adaptively.

But if you have the will, desire, and the discipline, this book will not disappoint. Dr. Knaus writes with authority on the subject and, as a consequence, has performed a valuable public health service.

I have used this workbook professionally and would recommend it to other professions as well. This is also a wonderful aid for people who would like to do some work independent of their therapist.

Does this book contain a lot of information about depression? Yes. Does it have some suggestions for dealing with depression? Yes.

Is it structured in a way that is immediately useful for the person who is hoping to find a way out of their depression? No!

Perhaps if this book hadn't been subtitled "A Step By Step Program" I would have given it more stars. When this book arrived I found myself eagerly reading but never getting to, "What do I do now to start getting better?" If you are looking for a program or plan to get out of depression as I was, I don't think this is the book for you. If you want more information about depression and cognitive behavioral therapy, by all means, purchase this book. There is a lot of information here. But if you are looking for a structured program to help lead you out of depression step-by-step, this book isn't it.

This book is an excellent self-help resourse for anyone fighting depression. It would be most helpful when used in conjunction with individual CBT sessions and appropriate medication.

This is an important resource to help one sort through life controlling issues, to learn how to recognize the onset of "problems" and make them minimally damaging or impacting in a negative way. The difference is that this is not just a tutorial read, it is an interactive workbook which challenges and formats one to think through and work through issues which may not have been looked at in so thorough a manner. It teaches you skills to limit the impact of life controlling "cooperation" with negative emotions and consequent behavior.

The book has been a slow read, but has had a lot of useful tips and strategies to help me overcome my problems with depression.

I purchased this book along with a book on the behavioral activation approach to overcoming depression, and Ten Steps to Self-Esteem by David Burns. In my opinion, this book far surpassed the other two. Although I had been in a severe depression, after only a few days I began to see some results. There are many different approaches and suggestions and everyone should be able to find something in this book that can be helpful. Although no book can provide an instant cure for depression, this book - whether alone, with therapy or medication - can provide some much-needed relief.

I have decided to take control of my depression and maybe someday, make it a distant memory. This workbook is great in helping me do that! I am more aware of my thoughts now so I can change my mood patterns. I definitely recommend this book!

I am finding this book a great help it makes think about my life and what I must do not only what others do to help me. I must want to change
and help myself.