New Hope for People with Depression: Your Friendly, Authoritative Guide to the Latest in Traditional and Complementary Solutions [Paperback]

Marian Broida (Author), Francis Mark Mondimore (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 13, 2001 | Series: New Hope

Discover Exciting New Treatments for Depression
If you are one of the 19 million Americans affected by depression, now you can take control and begin enjoying life again. This book dispels the myths, answers your questions, and clearly examines the challenges of dealing with depression and what you can do to manage this common condition. Inside is compassionate, practical, and immediate guidance for anyone interested in overcoming depression, including:
·The causes, symptoms, and proper diagnosis of depression
·How to recognize and treat depression in children and adolescents
·New hope through research and the latest drug treatments
·Methods to engage your body, mind, and spirit
·And much, much more
"A clear and sensible guide for better understanding the complex and sometimes controversial issues associated with depression."
—Michael D. Yapko, Ph.D., clinical psychologist and author of Breaking the Patterns of Depression
"This book may truly be a lifesaver for those people suffering from unrecognized and untreated depression."
—Jeffrey T. Dirchner, D.O., associate director, Family Practice Residency Program, Temple University School of Medicine
"A readable, comprehensive, and balanced review of the treatments for depression."
—David O. Antonuccio, Ph.D., professor, University of Nevada School of Medicine

Editorial Reviews

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"A clear and sensible guide for better understanding the complex and sometimes controversial issues associated with depression."
—MICHAEL D. YAPKO, Ph.D., clinical psychologist and author of Breaking the Patterns of Depression

"This book may truly be a lifesaver for those people suffering from unrecognized and untreated depression."
—JEFFREY T. KIRCHNER, D.O., associate director, Family Practice Residency Program, Temple University School of Medicine

"A readable, comprehensive, and balanced review of the treatments for depression."
—DAVID O. ANTONUCCIO, Ph.D., professor, University of Nevada School of Medicine

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Discover Exciting New Treatments for Depression
If you are one of the 19 million Americans affected by depression, now you can take control and begin enjoying life again. This book dispels the myths, answers your questions, and clearly examines the challenges of dealing with depression and what you can do to manage this common condition. Inside is compassionate, practical, and immediate guidance for anyone interested in overcoming depression, including:
·The causes, symptoms, and proper diagnosis of depression
·How to recognize and treat depression in children and adolescents
·New hope through research and the latest drug treatments
·Methods to engage your body, mind, and spirit
·And much, much more
"A clear and sensible guide for better understanding the complex and sometimes controversial issues associated with depression."
?Michael D. Yapko, Ph.D., clinical psychologist and author of Breaking the Patterns of Depression
"This book may truly be a lifesaver for those people suffering from unrecognized and untreated depression."
?Jeffrey T. Dirchner, D.O., associate director, Family Practice Residency Program, Temple University School of Medicine
"A readable, comprehensive, and balanced review of the treatments for depression."
?David O. Antonuccio, Ph.D., professor, University of Nevada School of Medicine

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Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Prima Lifestyles (November 13, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761535063
• ISBN-13: 978-0761535065
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #542,159 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars People are more than a collection of symptoms!, January 2, 2002

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Marvin F Miller MD (Del Mar, Ca USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: New Hope for People with Depression: Your Friendly, Authoritative Guide to the Latest in Traditional and Complementary Solutions (Paperback)

This book is written without bias.It is intended to bring the many facets of clinical depression and its treatments to the attention of those experiencing this common, human, and misery producing condition, and/or to those with more than a passing interest in it.
It is a fair( today so necessary)and impartial exposition of the many notions concerning perpetuating and precipitating forces that impinge on people from within and without.
The author emphasizes that "chemical imbalances"occur within living,breathing, and feeling people who are more than a collection of synapses and what passes between them ; hence, there are no quick fixes(e.g."take this TV advertized happy pill") This should help people to appreciate that there are many approaches to treatment rather than just a pill .
This book should be read as well by medical students,primary care physicians,and specialists.It would help them remember that patients are people("bio-psycho-socially" based)and hence capable of active and broad (e.g.psychotherapy)participation in their own treatment programs.This would help avoid patients' being encouraged, however non-verbally,to become passive participants in treatment and thus more impersonalized(feeling impotent-read hopeless/helpless)than they are already feel.It would also add to the interest physicians could have in treating people rather than symptoms.As importantly it would then lessen the burden that physicians so often feel to be totally responsible for treatment formulations and their delivery.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Source of the Latest Information, March 8, 2002

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Patty E. Fleener "Webowner - Mental Health Today" (Oregon) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: New Hope for People with Depression: Your Friendly, Authoritative Guide to the Latest in Traditional and Complementary Solutions (Paperback)

I am the webower of Mental Health Today.

This book includes the latest information on depression: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, latest treatments - medication, complementary & alternative. Families, children, work, suicide prevention, new hope through research and much more.

I highly recommend this book to consumers and families if you are looking for facts needed in order to recover.

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful book, February 23, 2002

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Dorothy Klinger (Seattle, Washington) - See all my reviews

This review is from: New Hope for People with Depression: Your Friendly, Authoritative Guide to the Latest in Traditional and Complementary Solutions (Paperback)

Speaking as a former board member of a community psychiatric center, I recommend this book as a worthwhile reference for understanding the problems associated with depression. This book deals realistically with the kinds of situations that confront people with depression and their families. This book answers important questions regarding the problems and the hope now available. There are so many more resources available than there were in the past. A good buy.