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There are natural antidepressant therapies which can restore emotional health, from vitamins and dietary adjustments to visualization exercises and sleep therapy. Baumel tells how to assess the pros and cons of these various therapies and how to apply them to personal issues in this strong self-help guide. -- Midwest Book Review
This is a very good book. I wish every therapist, every medical columnist, and every expert in this field would read this and similar books, and take to heart the important messages contained therein....(The Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine, Vol. 10, No. 3 & 4, 1995). ...a valuable resource for people suffering from any sort of depressive state, and a valuable reference tool for counselors of all stripes....Before committing firmly to any one approach, seek out and read this book. It may well be the first step to a complete solution (The Speaking Tree, issue #99, 1995).
This is a very good book. I wish every therapist, every medical columnist, and every expert in this field would read this and similar books, and take to heart the important messages contained therein....(The Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine, Vol. 10, No. 3 & 4, 1995). ...a valuable resource for people suffering from any sort of depressive state, and a valuable reference tool for counselors of all stripes....Before committing firmly to any one approach, seek out and read this book. It may well be the first step to a complete solution (The Speaking Tree, issue #99, 1995).
...an outstanding compilation of drug-free treatments for most depressions....[A]nyone who suffers from depression can help themselves greatly with the programs outlined in this book, and I highly recommend it to all psychiatrists to further their education (the Townsend Letter for Doctors & Patients, November, 1995).
I carry your book around with me. I refer to it during visits to my therapist and my psychiatrist. I recommend it to people on the internet.
It's the sanest thing I've seen on depression because it actually gives practical advice for coping with the multi-faceted face of the Beast (Donna, alt.support.depression, Aug. 2, 1997).
absolutely fab! It discusses in a non-biased way all the different causes and treatments for depression....It's very easy to read....I urge everyone to get it and read it!! (Jerry, soc.support.depression.treatment, March 15, 1996).
The book helped substantially with my own decision to treat my depression naturally....it's a great book....(Daniel, misc.health.alternative, July 3, 1997).
For those of you interested in using nutrition to help deal with depression get the book titled "Dealing with Depression Naturally" by Syd Baumel ("GreeneRK", misc.health.alternative, September 26, 1996).
...a very comprehensive book that offers alot of insight into all the factors that can be contributing to your depression or have developed because of it and explanations of different methods that may work for you particularly....the author is not a doctor (just one of us)...in my opinion this made it more pleasurable to read -- "Harmony," alt.support.depression.manic, Janury 3, 1998 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Dealing with Depression Naturally was a prolonged labour of love (and a labour of labour). My own successful use of natural antidepressants in the early eighties gave me the incentive to try and write a "bible of natural antidepressants," a definitive user's guide to this immense subject.
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Before you take prozac,
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This review is from: Dealing with Depression Naturally : Alternatives and Complementary Therapies for Restoring Emotional Health (Paperback)
Forget about "touchy feely" talk about herbal remedies. If you're a skeptic, this book will change your mind about St. John's Wort and what BRAND you buy. Covers a staggering number of therapies in great detail: some you probably know like electric shock therapy, Prozac and cognitive therapy. Other lesser known therapies include Omega-3, 5-HTP, SAM-e, and Tyrosine. The author did his homework. Citing numerous clinical trials, studies, and on-line news groups, I found this reading a bit overwhelming or too dry at times, but only because of the author's thorough investigation. All in all, it was well worth it. Makes your doctors sit up and take notes when you talk about how YOU want to treat your depression. (that alone is worth it). An excellent reference that grows with you as your treatment for depression evolves.
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Both in-depth and easy to understand,
This review is from: Dealing with Depression Naturally : Alternatives and Complementary Therapies for Restoring Emotional Health (Paperback)
This book covers everything, and I mean everything in the realm of non-drug and non-electroshock therapies for depression. Each chapter goes into great detail both on background and practical application for each therapy, whether it's nutritional supplements, cognitive therapy, bodywork, or medical causes and their treatments. Even if you want to continue with drug therapy, this book is useful for the "what next?" or "what can I do in addition?" stages. It's also well-written, with very human flashes of humor.
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Excellent review of alternatives for treating depression.,
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This review is from: Dealing With Depression Naturally (Hardcover)
This book covers many alternatives to treating depression, most of which employ readily obtainable vitamins and herbs, or feature cognitive or exercise programs. The author urges readers to rate the options as they read each chapter, and to return to those that appeared promising. Many treatments are accompanied by bullet lists to help readers assess their applicability to their present situation. While the author does not go into very much depth, he does help readers sort through options and determine plans, as well as locate additional material for each alternative
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Some twenty years ago, researches at Texas University Medical Center decided to see if a novel medical approach could be of help to 100 psychiatric patients who needed all the help they could get. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
depressing automatic thoughts, hypoglycemia doctors, antidepressant program, winter depressives, lithium orotate, orthomolecular psychiatrists, toxic depression, brain allergies, therapeutic imagery, clinical ecologists, natural antidepressants, generous intake, orthomolecular psychiatry, maladaptive assumptions, reactive hypoglycemia, winter depression, rapid cyclers, premenstrual depression, sleep therapy, delayed sleep phase syndrome, many depressives, bright light therapy, bipolar depressives Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Other Energies, Abram Hoffer, National Institute of Mental Health, Priscilla Slagle, United States, Herbert Newbold, Michael Murray, University of California, Using Nutritonal Supplements, Columbia University, Harvard Medical School, Mood Poisoning, North America, Free the Mind, Balance Emotions, Balancing Minerals, Journeys Out of Stress, Norman Rosenthal, Separating the Good Fats, Theron Randolph, Uplifting Aminos, Alternative Diagnoses, Arnold Fox, Balslev Jorgenson, Donald Rudin New!
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Some twenty years ago, researches at Texas University Medical Center decided to see if a novel medical approach could be of help to 100 psychiatric patients who needed all the help they could get. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
depressing automatic thoughts, hypoglycemia doctors, antidepressant program, winter depressives, lithium orotate, orthomolecular psychiatrists, toxic depression, brain allergies, therapeutic imagery, clinical ecologists, natural antidepressants, generous intake, orthomolecular psychiatry, maladaptive assumptions, reactive hypoglycemia, winter depression, rapid cyclers, premenstrual depression, sleep therapy, delayed sleep phase syndrome, many depressives, bright light therapy, bipolar depressives Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Other Energies, Abram Hoffer, National Institute of Mental Health, Priscilla Slagle, United States, Herbert Newbold, Michael Murray, University of California, Using Nutritonal Supplements, Columbia University, Harvard Medical School, Mood Poisoning, North America, Free the Mind, Balance Emotions, Balancing Minerals, Journeys Out of Stress, Norman Rosenthal, Separating the Good Fats, Theron Randolph, Uplifting Aminos, Alternative Diagnoses, Arnold Fox, Balslev Jorgenson, Donald Rudin New!
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- Darkness Visible (Random House Large Print) by William Styron in Front Matter, page 261, and Back Matter
- Diet for a Poisoned Planet by David Steinman on page 67, page 167, and Back Matter
- Anatomy of an Illness by Norman Cousins on page 315, and Back Matter
- The Alexander Principle: How to Use Your Body by Wilfred Barlow on page 226, and Back Matter
- Psychiatric Presentations of Medical Illness by R.C.W. Hall in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Moving Beyond Depression: A Whole-Person Approach to Healing by Gregory L. Jantz on 4 pages
- The Natural Medicine Guide to Bipolar Disorder (The Healthy Mind Guides) by Stephanie Marohn in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Natural Medicine Guide to Schizophrenia (Healthy Mind Guides) by Stephanie Marohn on page 208, and page 211
- Natural Antidepressants by Syd Baumel in Front Matter, and page 44
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