The Depression Workbook

by Copeland, Mary Ellen; McKay, Matthew

• ISBN13: 9781572242685
• ISBN10: 157224268X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: New Harbinger Pubns Inc

Summary

The best-selling Depression Workbook offers interactive exercises that help you take responsibility for your own wellness. It teaches you skills you need to cope with depression: tracking and controlling moods; building a support system; increasing self-confidence and self-esteem; avoiding conditions that can exacerbate mood swings; and using relaxation, diet, and exercise to stabilize moods. This edition includes a chapter that details a step-by-step process to help you develop your own plan for managing depression symptoms and staying well. It also contains an updated list of resourcesoincluding an extensive list of helpful Web resourcesoand expanded material on specific treatment strategies. The book includes updated depression resources for mental health professionals.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Introduction	ix
Getting Started	1	(10)
Part I A Clearer Picture
An Overview of Depression and Manic Depression---with contributions from John Preston, Psy.D.	11	(16)
Taking Charge	27	(12)
Experiencing Depression	39	(6)
Experiencing Mania	45	(6)
Taking Responsibility for Your Own Wellness	51	(6)
Possible Causes of Mood Disorders	57	(4)
The Way Out of Depression	61	(24)
Coming Down from Mania	85	(28)
Using a Chart to Keep Your Moods Controlled	113	(8)
Developing and Using a Wellness Recovery Action Plan	121	(20)
Part II Support Is Essential
Building a Strong Support System	141	(6)
Finding Appropriate Health Care Professionals	147	(8)
Support Groups	155	(12)
Family Support	167	(12)
Part III Developing a Lifestyle That Enhances Wellness
Taking a Look at Your Lifestyle	179	(8)
How About Counseling?	187	(10)
Building Self-Esteem and Self-Confidence	197	(6)
New Ways of Thinking	203	(36)
Using Relaxation to Stabilize Moods	239	(22)
Diet	261	(8)
Exercise: Do It	269	(8)
Light, Electromagnetic Radiation, and the Biological Clock	277	(12)
Part IV Looking at Suicide
Suicide: The Tragedy of Mood Instability	289	(12)
Preventing Suicide	301	(10)
Resource List	311