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The Anti-Depressant Book: A Practical Guide for Teens and Young Adults to Overcome Depression and Stay Healthy Kindle Edition

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The Anti-Depressant Book is written specifically for teenagers and young adults who are struggling with depression. It offers a step-by-step solution to feeling happier quickly and developing healthy habits that will prevent relapse. It includes cognitive, behavioral, and motivational strategies for emerging from a depression and staying well. There are also brief sections for parents who are struggling with a depressed child. The book was written as a response to the suicide clusters in Palo Alto to help prevent as many suicides as possible.
The Anti-Depressant Book can be used as an adjunct to traditional therapy, or by itself, particularly for those with mild to moderate depression. It is irreverent, fun to read, and practical. Particularly if your child is suicidal, this just might save their life.

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"Dr. Jacob Towery has been a great friend and colleague of mine for many years. In this, his first book, he offers a radically new perspective on the treatment of depression in teens and young adults. Whereas many 'self-help' books focus exclusively on one or a few approaches to recovery, Dr. Towery recognizes that individuals are unique and there's no such thing as a 'magic bullet' or panacea that works for every person. Mood is influenced by many independent factors, and this book offers insights into finding the right combination of approaches to achieve sustained recovery from depression. These approaches include cognitive, motivational, interpersonal, behavioral, spiritual, and meditative practices, along with healthy exercise habits. I wish more child therapists and psychiatrists followed this approach to treating their patients with depression!" -Matthew May, MD Adjunct Clinical Faculty, Stanford Department of Psychiatry

"In this book, Dr. Towery combines his unparalleled experience with treating adolescents using the most cutting-edge psychological treatments for depression together with a direct, no-nonsense yet compassionate style of teaching and writing. His respectful, practical, and goal-oriented guidance in this book makes depressed teens accountable for the work needed to overcome depression. His treatment approach is systematic, clear, and wise, making this book easy to follow and extremely useful. I would want my teen struggling with depression to read this book." -Maor Katz, MD Director of the Feeling Good Institute

"Jacob Towery is my favorite adolescent psychiatrist. He is a seasoned clinician with a knack for simplifying the complex. In this book, he has created an owner's manual for the teenage brain, as well as a troubleshooting guide for those suffering with mood and anxiety difficulties. I am grateful that he has taken the time to disseminate his most effective strategies in a compilation of self-help techniques." -Kim Bullock, MD Clinical Associate Professor, Director of Stanford Neurobehavioral Clinic

"Dr. Towery has anapproachable, honest, and witty style that allows readers to connect to the life-changing messages in this book. He consistently addresses the lack of motivation experienced by many youth with depression and supports them in making changes. Dr. Towery compassionately pushes readers toward turning their lives around." -Angela Krumm, Ph.D. Adjunct Clinical Faculty, Stanford Department of Psychiatry

"The Anti-Depressant Book is a great book (and workbook) for teens suffering from depression. It is also an excellent guide for their parents who just want to help and wonder, 'What can I do?' The book makes working with cognitive behavioral therapy easy and approachable. It really focuses on ways to help people feel better in real time. It is a wonderful addition to my library and a great resource for my patients and their families." -Alexander Strauss, MD, DFAACAP, FAPA Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

"The Anti-Depressant Book is a fantastic resource for teens struggling with depression and the parents who support them.Dr. Towery highlights the active ingredients that will help your teen fully recover from depression, including: increasing sleep and exercise, mindfulness, cognitive therapy techniques, and gratitude exercises. Dr. Towery balances the need for self-compassion with careful accountability in this must-read, practical self-help book for teens with depression. If your son or daughter is struggling with depression, I highly recommend that you hurry up and get this book for them-it just might save their life!" -Jill Levitt, Ph.D. Adjunct Clinical Faculty, Stanford Department of Psychiatry" --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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Jacob Towery, MD, is an adolescent psychiatrist in private practice in Palo Alto, California. He attended Duke University for his undergraduate studies, University of Virginia for medical school, and Stanford for his residency in adult psychiatry and fellowship in adolescent psychiatry. He currently serves on the Adjunct Faculty at Stanford University School of Medicine. He enjoys seeing patients, snowboarding, scuba diving, traveling, reading, meditating, spending quality time with other humans, making long lists, Oxford commas, and writing about himself in the third person. More information can be found at jacobtowerymd.com --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 16, 2016
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Jacob Towery, MD is an adolescent and adult psychiatrist in private practice in Palo Alto, California. He attended Duke University for his undergraduate studies, University of Virginia for medical school, and Stanford for his residency in adult psychiatry and fellowship in adolescent psychiatry. He currently serves on the Adjunct Faculty at Stanford University School of Medicine. He enjoys seeing patients, snowboarding, scuba diving, traveling, reading fantasy novels, meditating, spending quality time with other humans, making gratuitously long lists, and writing about himself in the third person. More information can be found at www.jacobtowerymd.com

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M. H.

Parents, Read Chapter 4

Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2020

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My 11 yo is depressed moderate - severely. I was doubting my choice of not enforcing her to go to school or idealistic healthy lifestyles. When the condition started 2 years ago, I was told by her school counselor that the school refusal is truancy and we have to stand strong to bring her to school. Otherwise, the condition will get worsen. She even said that her anxiety is all in her head. There are not so many good resources about school refusal in the US. I was lucky enough to be bilingual and found much great information in Japanese. And, I decided to fill up her emotional cup which was drained completely. Gradually, her condition got better. However, she spent three weeks away from me due to my ex-'s family emergency. She has issues with her father but wanted to show her love and support to his family. Her condition got worsen when she came back to me. I thought that she is just off-gassing from being in a stressful situation. But, It has been two weeks now that she even can't do self-care. I was feeling a failure. But, Chapter 4 reassured me the direction I am going is the right way. Without treating depression, nothing will blossom inside my daughter's heart. "Letting Go" and "Trust my daughter" are my mantra. There is hope, things will get better. I am going to give this book to her today. I hope she will take this opportunity. I know that she is trying hard to get out of this dark place. My heart goes out to you the parents who are reading my review. Your love for your child brought you here. You are not alone. Let's hold onto hope that things will get better.

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Jayaram

One of a kind... Based in scientific research... The authors speaks right to you!

Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2016

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I highly recommend this book to teens and young adults with depression or other problems with their mood. This book is also an excellent resource for physicians and other healthcare providers who care for teens and young adults. I am a physician board certified in preventive medicine with some training and experience in psychiatry and behavioral health.

This book is one of a kind in terms of the topics addressed and the target audience. It is also unique in its clear, conversational writing style which engages the reader as if the author were talking directly to you. The author draws from evidence-based approaches in medicine and behavioral health to highlight some of the most effective approaches to help young people suffering from mood problems.

This book offers a composite of various modalities which can be effective for treating depression and staying healthy. The basis is clearly cognitive-behavioral therapy which is supported by ample scientific research studies. Additionally, the author effectively weaves in evidence-based approaches involving exercise and sleep.

I particularly liked the incorporation of meditation as an approach to help struggling teens and young adults. I have personally dedicated years of my life to exploration of Eastern philosophy including living and learning in the Himalayas to immerse myself in this wisdom. The author authentically details and describes some of these principles in a practical way to benefit the reader.

I would strongly recommend this book to teens, young adults, parents, physicians, providers, and anyone interested in evidence-based, effective management of depression and other mood problems. This is a fantastic resource for feeling good and staying healthy in mind, body, and spirit.

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Jacob Towery

this is easily the best book I have ever written

Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2017

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This is probably the most biased review you will ever read about any product since, um, I wrote the book. That said, this is easily the best book I have ever written! It's also the only book I've ever written. In fact, I don't even know if Amazon will allow this review to count since I'm clearly not very objective on this topic. For what it's worth, I expected the book to turn out far worse than it actually did, I'm pretty pleased with the final product. :) Also, I'm kind of excited that this will be the 30th 5-star review and that there have been ONLY 5-star reviews so far!! I mention this because one day there will be myriad 4-star and lower reviews and elderly, past-my-prime me will be able to look back at this and reminisce about the good old days when the reviews were exclusively 5-stars! ;) I would like to officially thank all those past and future people who have taken the time and energy to write reviews of this book, I appreciate it. I'm kind of excited that this book is out in the world and has the potential to help people even while I'm sleeping and after I die. Cool! I hope you like it. :)

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Dr. Suzanne Lerner

Good News for Teenage Depression...

Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2016

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Are you a parent, trying to raise an adolescent in today's crazy, turbulent, yet potentially beautiful world? Are your kids seeming so sad, checked out and isolating, that you are tempted to put them on Medication, even though you know of all the side effects, not to mention the recent research suggesting that anti-depressants are no more powerful than placebo for mild to moderate depression?
But what are you to do when you see your precious child caught up in a horrible downward spiral
and nothing you seem to do or say makes a difference?
I Have Good News for You! Jacob Towery, MD, one of the top Adolescent Pediatricians from Stanford,
has just come out with a great new book:
"The Anti-Depressant Book: A Practical Guide for Teens and Young Adults to Overcome Depression and Stay Healthy."
Highly recommended! It's user friendly and is a great guide for teenagers and parents alike, on how to get back on track to a genuine love of life. While it does take some interaction from the reader to be effective, I wish I could have read this book myself when I was that age...
In fact, I'd probably recommend this book to people of all ages!
-Dr. Suzanne Lerner
Santa Cruz. CA
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mhasfaria

Must Read Depression Self-Help Book for Teenagers and Young Adult

Reviewed in India on March 6, 2018

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This is a depression self-help book for teenagers and young adult. The author suggests three principles to use the book effectively: (1) Interact with the book (do all the written exercises); (2) Read the book daily when you are somewhat alert. This way, reader will retain the material better. Also, some behavioral therapies and changes will work best if done over several weeks, rather than over one or few days; and (3) Do what the book recommends (therapy homework)

The author introduced Cost-Benefit Analysis technique. This exercise is useful to measure Outcome Resistance: if someone could press a magic button and have something be instantly different with no effort at all (such as an end to their depression), what are all the good reasons that they would NOT press that button (page 30-49 for CBA for staying depressed; page 79-82 for committing to consistent and regular sleep; and page 142-150 for skipping vigorous exercise).

Another technique is Examine the Evidence – borrowed from David Burns. The technique allows you to defeat thoughts that are untrue, sometimes dramatically changing how you are feeling (page 205-215). The goal of the technique is to get practice checking in with yourself, identifying your emotions at any given time, and then figuring out the thoughts that are triggering those emotions.

The last technique is Upward Counterfactuals versus Downward Counterfactuals – borrowed from Behavioral Economics. An Upward Counterfactual is when you compare yourself to someone or something that is better than you in some way. The opposite, Downward Counterfactual is when you think about how much worse things could be or how other people don’t have it as good as you do (page 216-228).

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Michael Christensen

Excellent resource for tackling depression!

Reviewed in Canada on February 13, 2017

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Jacob is a down to earth no nonsense writer. His clear and simple delivery brings the latest research to life and provides practical guidance for tackling depression head on. Dr. Towery has a writing style that is easy to read while bringing deep concepts to life. He utilizes humor effectively in addressing this painful and challenging problem faced by many. I highly recommend this book as a resource for young adults, parents, and therapists.

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