Healing Depression: A Holistic Guide [Paperback]

Catherine Carrigan (Author), M.D. William G. Crook M.D. M.D. (Foreword), William G. Crook (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 2000

Catherine Carrigan overcame her own depression and, in the process, devoted several years to researching every possible avenue for healing. In Healing Depression, she presents 38 questions and answers that encourage depression sufferers to take control of their lives by addressing the issues most critical for them. Separate sections each focus on a major treatment avenue: finding a healthcare professional who is capable of treating mind, body, and spirit; identifying medical factors that may be causing a biochemical imbalance; making the connection between stress and depression; adopting an antidepression diet; assessing the need for extra vitamins and minerals; developing positive habits; and learning new exercises.

Editorial Reviews

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Healing Depression is truly the best book of its kind! Catherine Carrigan's dedication to her own healing and her commitment to share the tools she's discovered with others is empowering. This message of taking personal responsibility for our own well-being makes Healing Depression both refreshing and very usable. In fact, I've used it in caring for my own depression and have selected it as the workbook for the Holistic Depression Network's support groups. -- Maria Mannia, Founder and Executive Director, Holistic Depression Network

Catherine Carrigan does a thorough search and identification of the many factors that can cause or contribute to the more common types of depression. I can corroborate her findings based on the many years of research we did at what was the largest psychiatric clinic in New York, the North Nassau Medical Center, where I was the medical doctor for over 25 years. -- David R. Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D., Author of Power vs. Force: An Anatomy of Consciousness and co-author, with Linus Pauling, of Orthomolecular Psychiatry

From the Publisher

For anyone who finds that the prevailing remedies of drugs and psychotherapy aren't the full answer to depression's ravages, Healing Depression is a step-by-step guide that empowers you to unlock new strategies for healing.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 257 pages
• Publisher: Da Capo Press; 2nd edition (January 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569246564
• ISBN-13: 978-1569246566
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,530,114 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Reviewing Healing Depression, December 25, 1999

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This review is from: Healing Depression: A Guide to Making Intelligent Choices About Treating Depression (Heartsfire Healing Series) (Paperback)

This excellent book introduces the depressed reader to the concept that depressed people can learn to restore and maintain normal mood without adverse effects. Without getting overly 'medical' the author accurately explains how people can get a proper diagnosis and restorative treatment. There are many causes of depression and / or contributing factors - therefore, accurate diagnosis is crucial step for determining a restorative treatment for depression. The author's work was reviewed and supplemented by Dr. A. Hoffer, a leading orthomolecular psychiatrist. His excellent work has taught many healthcare professionals how biochemistry can complement psychiatry. Since Dr. Hoffer is both a psychiatrist and a PHD biochemist, he offers unique insights into the benefits of integrating these two fields to help mental patients recover. If you are depressed, this book is worth reading.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars healing depression, January 28, 2000

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This review is from: Healing Depression: A Guide to Making Intelligent Choices About Treating Depression (Heartsfire Healing Series) (Paperback)

this book is so comprehansive and in the same time explaining every aspect of depression whether it is nutritionaly,clinicaly, psychologicaly, and or mentaly, that is collected and edited from the top leading specialists around the world.it is giving you the choice to chose what kind of therapy makes you feel better,even that the author is recommended on a whole natural, and comprehansive way of treatments on all the subjects that is mentioned.it is written by a very inteligent woman that expirienced the depression on herself, and she know what is working,furthermore, she made a research on that topic at emory university,and a lot of the top experts in the world are agree with that remarcable book.i am also as a therapist learn a lot from that book, and i do believe that all the mental-healers in all of the branches, as well as every depressed person (clinicaly,or not),could,and should read that extraordinary book. you have my recommendation.

7 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars One of the worst books I ever read., September 24, 1999

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This review is from: Healing Depression: A Guide to Making Intelligent Choices About Treating Depression (Heartsfire Healing Series) (Paperback)

Carrigan attempts to solve the worlds problems through a series of overgeneralizations and shoddy research. I don't think any ill intent was present, but this book will make you more depressed.