Parenting Well When You're Depressed: A Complete Resource for Maintaining a Healthy Family [Paperback]

Joanne Nicholson (Author), Alexis D. Henry (Author), Jonathan C. Clayfield (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 9, 2001

Parenting Well When You're Depressed is a unique guide, based on more than ten years of research on depressed parents and their families. Psychologist Joanne Nicholson and her colleagues provide a complete tool kit of strategies and action plans for anyone trying to be the best parent he or she can be while struggling with depression.

Editorial Reviews

Review

A book full of hope......parents learn there is information that makes practical sense. I highly recommend it. -- Linda M. Kunst, LCSW, Psychiatric Rehab. Journal Book Review, Spring, 2002.

Product Details

• Paperback: 227 pages
• Publisher: New Harbinger Publications; 1 edition (September 9, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572242515
• ISBN-13: 978-1572242517
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #868,641 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #73 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Mental Health > Postpartum Depression

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential! Only one of its kind!, August 2, 2001

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Helen S. (Massachusetts USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Parenting Well When You're Depressed: A Complete Resource for Maintaining a Healthy Family (Paperback)

I recently received a copy of this book from one of the authors. It is not only extraordinary in its focus and scope, but exceptional in that it addresses such issues at all. The challenges of parenting are well known, but undertaking them while experiencing depression is hardly ever discussed - despite the fact that depression is one of the most common health complaints in our nation. Learning to cope with the negative emotions, and still be the best parent you can, involves recognizing behaviors and developing skills - and this book shows you how. I highly recommend this to any parent who feels the burdens of their life are impinging on their ability to parent. If you think you might need help, this is a good place to start.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bi-Polar But Not A Parent, October 23, 2001

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Laura Perkins (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Parenting Well When You're Depressed: A Complete Resource for Maintaining a Healthy Family (Paperback)

I found this book to be extremly helpful and insightful. I am not a parent but do have a bi-polar mental illness.
The book has shown me a way to better manage my illness. Most of the chapters deal with subjects such as how to put together a self-care plan,a crisis plan (such as going into the hospital),how to make better use of finances as well as the importance of keeping a balanced life.
I believe very strongly that not only parents with a mental illness but parents without a mental illness and childless couples with or without an illness can also benefit from reading this book.
This is a must read book for anyone who wants to improve any area of their life.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great, but no help for single parents, August 5, 2009

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Maya Sol "Maya Sol" (Boston) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Parenting Well When You're Depressed: A Complete Resource for Maintaining a Healthy Family (Paperback)

This book has a lot of good strategies and resources, but I was looking for some tiny bit of information, a few scant resources for SINGLE parents living with depression. It's a whole 'nother ball o' wax. Not to particularly malign this book - I haven't found much info anywhere about single parents and depression. Now I'm off to look for resources for single parents living with depression while parenting a child also living with depression... wish me luck.