Your Depression Map: Find the Source of Your Depression and Chart Your Own Recovery (Paperback)

by Randy J., Ph.D. Paterson (Author) "Diagnosing most psychological problems is a bit like cutting up a pizza..." (more)
Key Phrases: Depression Map, Recommended Reading, United States (more...)

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Product Description
Mental health professionals have recently discovered the benefits of defining an individual’s particular depression — a process called depression mapping — and then building a program tailored to the patient’s personality and lifestyle. Based on the premise that depression is not an isolated disorder but a cluster of related disorders, this workbook asks readers to look at the multiple causes and symptoms of their depression and the myths that may hinder healing. Readers then devise their own individual depression map. Included are guidelines that include illustrations, charts, graphs, and exercises for strengthening motivation, setting reasonable goals, controlling thoughts and emotions, managing stress, assessing biochemical and physical approaches, and evaluating outside help.

From the Publisher
In this breakthrough new workbook, psychologist and depression mapping trainer Randy Patterson, helps readers create customized depression maps based on their own personality and life style. Readers first learn to identify the causes and symptoms of their particular depression, then chart their personalized course of action for receiving outside help, enhancing their life style, deciding about biochemical and physical treatment approaches, controlling thoughts and emotions, managing stress and motivating to get better.

Product Details

• Paperback: 300 pages
• Publisher: New Harbinger Publications; 1 edition (November 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572243007
• ISBN-13: 978-1572243002
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #644,411 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Most Useful Book I've Ever Read, February 9, 2005

By	David Rook (Washington, USA) - See all my reviews

Severe, recurrent depression virtually ruined me for 4 years, and nothing helped nearly as well as this book. It's not just an incredible accomplishment as a book on depression, it's a model for how self-help books should be written.

It culls all the best knowledge regarding all aspects of depression, from all the most proven fields, condensing and synthesizing this information in an extremely efficient, powerful way. Out of the sea of books and information on depression, and the enormous amounts useless info, this is definitely the best of the best. It doesn't waste your time in any way, and details only the most usueful data of all.

I honestly live by it, and rebuilt my life with it more than anything else.

I was sleeping up to 20 hours per day, bereft of all motivation and willpower, ruined memory and concentration, overwhelmed with hopelesness, financially ruined, socially ruined, and unable to imagine enjoying anything,or to even remember what it was like to enjoy anything. Somehow, in some lucid episode, I came across this book, and committed to reading it just a half hour a day. That's how I began finally climbing out of the cluster of vicious spirals which had been overwhelming me.

This is the first time I've been motivated to write a review on any book -- for, while I have consistently good motivation nowadays, I'm very busy working, socializing, and studying.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "best book on depression", October 13, 2003

By A Customer

This is the first book on Depression, written for the lay public, that reflects the complexity of Depression. I have both treated Depression as a Psychologist for over 20 years, and been treated for it. In both situations, I have tried to read everything available, for the public and for professionals, and this is the best book I have seen.

Every person who has struggled with Depression will find information in this book that will help them. I am recommending it to all my clients and colleagues, and also am using from it for an undergraduate psychology course I teach on "Anxiety, Depression and Resililence".

Thank you Dr. Paterson for integratng and pulling together all this information in such a clear way, and for not cutting any corners. Many lives will be affected in positive ways as a consequence of your writing this book.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A superb resource and self-help book, February 7, 2003

By	Jeffrey Fisher, M.A., RCC (Vancouver, BC Canada) - See all my reviews

Your Depression Map is a superb resource for individuals suffering from depression and the health care professionals who endeavor to assist them. Dr. Paterson has clearly shown that he has a passion for helping people to help themselves as the book is filled to the brim with information, tools, and insights that readers can put to use to assist themselves or others with this problem that is so pervasive in our society. As a counselling professional I have read many other books on depression and its treatment. Never have I found a book on depression that is so complete and accessible as this one.