Breaking free from depression : pathways to wellness

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Title:

Breaking free from depression : pathways to wellness

Author:

Wright, Jesse H.

ISBN:

9781606239193

Publication Information:

New York : Guilford Press, c2012.

Physical Description:

xii, 372 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

Series:

Guilford self-help workbook series.

General Note:

Machine generated contents note: PrefaceAuthors' Note1. Getting Started2. Medical Illness and Depression3. Paths to Depression: Paths to WellnessI. The Thoughts-Action Path4. Fighting Negative Thinking5. Restoring Energy and Enjoying Life6. Building Self-Esteem and Using Strengths7. Enhancing Well-BeingII. The Biology Path8. Getting the Most from AntidepressantsIII. The Relationship Path9. The People in Your Life: How Relationships Can Influence Recovery from Depression10. Managing Relationship Problems to Improve DepressionIV. The Lifestyle Path11. Lifestyle ChangesV. The Spiritual Path12. Using Spiritual ResourcesVI. The Mindfulness Path13. Mindfulness14. Developing a Plan and Making It Stick Resources.

Contents:

Getting started ; Medical illness and depression ; Paths to depression : paths to wellness -- The thoughts-action path. Fighting negative thinking ; Restoring energy and enjoying life ; Building self-esteem and using strengths ; Enhancing well-being -- The biology path. Getting the most from antidepressants -- The relationship path. The people in your life : how relationships can influence recovery from depression ; Managing relationship problems to improve depression -- The lifestyle path. Lifestyle changes -- The spiritual path. Using spiritual resources -- The mindfulness path. Mindfulness ; Getting well : staying well.

Subject Term:

Depression, Mental.

Self-care, Health.

Added Author:

McCray, Laura W.

Summary:

"Leading psychiatrist/researcher Jesse Wright and his daughter Laura McCray, a family physician, have seen thousands of depressed patients in their practices--and have learned that a range of different treatments work. Infused with warmth, optimism, and clinical know-how, this book presents simple yet powerful depression-fighting strategies that sufferers can try on their own. Drs. Wright and McCray offer a flexible menu of treatment ideas plus clear guidance for creating a personalized anti-depression action plan. Aided by helpful worksheets, quizzes, and stories, readers learn ways to break the cycle of negative thinking, restore energy and a sense of well-being, strengthen relationships, and make informed decisions about medications. Now depression sufferers can chart their own path to recovery, using the best tools science has to offer"--

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When it comes to treating depression, one size definitely doesn't fit all. How do you find the science-based treatment that will work for you? What can you do to restore the fighting spirit and motivation that are so essential for overcoming this illness? Leading psychiatrist-researcher Jesse Wright and his daughter, Laura McCray, a family physician, have helped many thousands of depressed patients discover effective pathways to wellness. Here they describe powerful treatment tools and present a flexible menu of self-help strategies you can try today or turn to in the future. Dozens of reproducible worksheets and forms are included for you to complete in the book or download and print for repeated use. Learn proven ways to break the cycle of negative thinking, restore energy and a sense of well-being, strengthen your relationships, and make informed decisions about medications. You can beat depression and keep your life headed in a positive direction. This book shows how.

Author Notes

Jesse H. Wright, MD, PhD, is Kolb Endowed Chair of Outpatient Psychiatry and Director of the Depression Center at the University of Louisville. A well-known authority on depression and cognitive-behavior therapy, he is the author of award-winning books for both the general public and professionals. Dr. Wright was Founding President of the Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies, is a Fellow of the American College of Psychiatrists, and received the Distinguished Educator of the Year Award from the University of Louisville.

Laura W. McCray, MD, practices family medicine in Burlington, Vermont, with a focus on mental health in primary care. She is Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Associate Director of the Family Medicine Residency Program at the University of Vermont. A recipient of four Family Medicine Teaching Awards from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Vermont, Dr. McCray lives in rural Vermont with her husband and young son. She is very pleased to be collaborating with her father on this book.

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Depression, the "common cold" of mental illness, is a complex problem. To help those afflicted with this debilitating illness, the father-and-daughter team of Wright (psychiatry, Univ. of Louisville) and McCray (family medicine, Univ. of Vermont Coll. of Medicine) have written a holistic work that provides sufferers with guidance on how to navigate through the slough of despair. They have culled through evidence-based treatments, grouping them into six pathways: the thoughts-action path, biology path, relationship path, lifestyle path, spiritual path, and mindfulness path. Readers will undoubtedly glean practical self-management strategies, and they can implement those most helpful to them. This resource is packed with worksheets, charts, logs, exercises, checklists, and illustrations. Furthermore, the book includes both a general bibliography and a subject bibliography as well as phone numbers to hotlines and websites for international organizations. -VERDICT This balanced and responsibly eclectic guide will benefit treatment seekers as well as treatment providers.-Brian Smith McCallum, Arlington Heights Memorial Lib., IL (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Preface

Authors' Note

1 Getting Started

2 Medical Illness and Depression

3 Paths to Depression: Paths to Wellness

I The Thoughts-Action Path

4 Fighting Negative Thinking

5 Restoring Energy and Enjoying Life

6 Building Self-Esteem and Using Strengths

7 Enhancing Well-Being

II The Biology Path

8 Getting the Most from Antidepressants

III The Relationship Path

9 The People in Your Life: How Relationships Can Influence Recovery from Depression

10 Managing Relationship Problems to Improve Depression

IV The Lifestyle Path

11 Lifestyle Changes

V The Spiritual Path

12 Using Spiritual Resources

VI The Mindfulness Path

13 Mindfulness

14 Developing a Plan and Making It Stick

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