Defeating Depression

by Stone, Howard W.

• ISBN13: 9780806690315
• ISBN10: 0806690313
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-08-01
• Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Pub

Summary

While books on depression abound, what makes this book unique is that it speaks both to the person experiencing depression and to that person's network of family members and friends. Informed by a practitioner in the field of psychology, the book examines depression, what it is, and how to deal with it. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Howard W. Stone, Ph.D., professor emeritus at Texas Christian University

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vi
Is It Depression or Something Else?
Introduction	p. 3
Are You Depressed?	p. 12
Depression on the Rise	p. 20
Faces of Depression	p. 28
Masquerade: Depression and Other Maladies	p. 41
Hope Is a Future Word	p. 51
The Four Faces of Depression: What You Can Do
Body and Brain: The Physical Face of Depression	p. 64
Physical Remedies	p. 75
Medical Remedies	p. 86
What Do You Think? The Cognitive Face of Depression	p. 98
Those Negative Thoughts Keep Running through My Head	p. 108
Think Again: How to Transform Your Thinking	p. 117
Journey of a Thousand Miles: The Behavioral Face of Depression	p. 135
Doing What Needs to Be Done	p. 145
Effective Action: If It Works, Do It!	p. 158
Living with a Depressed Person: The Interpersonal Face of Depression	p. 171
A Healing Network: What Family and Friends Can Do	p. 176
Help for the Whole Family	p. 187
Help for Depression
How to Save a Life: Suicide Prevention	p. 194
Desolations: Depression and Spirituality	p. 202
The Healing Spirit: Values and Purpose Can Defeat Depression	p. 212
Getting Help	p. 220
Hope and Happiness for a Lifetime	p. 233
The Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale	p. 235
Suggested Readings and References	p. 239
Index	p. 243
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