Great Resource
This is a great resource for anyone dealing wih depression or learning how to treat it.
Dumb book!
Basically all it says is, "In order to feel good don't be sad." NO KIDDING! UGH infuriating and a huge waste of money.
roylopez
this books fails to point out that for severe depression also called
clinical, biological, major, chemical depression that medication is vastly more effecaious than psychotherapy. if you may have read griest's book "depression and its treatment" as you move from left to right on the spectrum, depression is increasingly biological. Donald Klein's book "Understanding Depression" is an excellent book that really shows
the effectiveness of medication. also Corey Ericksen in his book "Depression Is Curable" gives a superb account of clinical depression. medication combined with psychotherapy is one of the best treatment modalities. avoid the msw's they have no clue whats going on. unfortuenately even the psychologists are ill equipped to treat depression in so far as its diagnosis and treatment. after all they are trained in psychotherapy and lacking in diagnosis skills. they can do the psychotherapy which they generally excell at but can't prescibe medication
dont try st johns wort, it can cause liver problems. perhaps this book could be helpful for mild to moderate depression but why take the chance.
an interesting book is "Depression How it happens How its healed" by John Medina. Another interesting book is "Prozac and the New Antidepressants" by William Appleton which talks about the ssri's. generally less side effects than the older antidepressants.i've relagated my copy of David Burns book to the trash. for many people thats where it belongs.
unfortueanetly the odds of finding a treatment provider who know whats going on is less than one in five and i would guess its closer to one in ten.
one book points out that if psychotherapy is unsuccessful after ten visits the use of medication is indicated.
so again why take the chance with this book when excellent treatments are available?
Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy Revised and Updated
It apparently is really really helpful. My wife actually wanted it, so she is currently reading it. It is only effective if you have a good attitude about it. She highly recommends it.
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Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy Revised and Updated by David D. Burns is a book that will help you feel good without having to rely on prescription drugs. All that anxiety, guilt, negativity, procrastination, low self-worth can be lifted away with Burns scientifically techniques. This book will help you understand what causes mood swings, stop negative thinking and feelings immediately, learn how to deal with your mood swings, build self-esteem, feel happy and much more.
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