What To Do When Someone You Love Is Depressed

Author : Laura Epstein Rosen,Xavier Francisco Amador
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2016-08-02
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781439135259

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When Someone You Love Is Depressed by Laura Epstein Rosen,Xavier Francisco Amador Pdf

A practical guide to helping your loved one cope with depression while protecting your own mental health. Many books have been written for those suffering from depression. But what if you’re suffering because someone you love is depressed? Research shows that if you are close to a depressed person, you are at a much higher risk of developing problems yourself, including anxiety, phobias, and even a kind of contagious depression. In this authoritative and compassionate book, psychologists Laura Epstein Rosen and Cavier Francisco Amador explain the mechanisms of depression that can cause communication breakdown, increase hostility, and ultimately destroy relationships. Through compelling real-life stories and step-by-step advice, the authors teach concrete methods that you and your loved one can use to protect yourselves and your relationship from depression’s impact. Drawing on their own innovative research, the authors give sensitive guidance about how to recognize your needs, how to provide the best kind of support, and how to encourage the depressed person to seek treatment. Whether you are the partner, parent, friend, or child of a depressed person, you’ll find this book and invaluable companion in you journey back to health.

Author : Mitch Golant, Ph.D.,Susan K. Golant
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2007-08-07
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0805082778

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What to Do When Someone You Love Is Depressed, Second Edition by Mitch Golant, Ph.D.,Susan K. Golant Pdf

A clinical psychologist and expert on depression updates the book that has helped thousands with its combination of professional advice and comfort There are few circumstances in life as hard and at the same time as important as being a friend to a person who is suffering from depression. What to Do When Someone You Love Is Depressed offers guidance to the friends and family of a depressed person on how to keep one's own spirits up and at the same time do what is best to help a loved one get through a difficult time. Among the many subjects addressed are • the warning signs of serious illness • how to maintain intimacy and communication • the most successful forms of treatment • what to do when someone threatens suicide This updated edition addresses readers' questions and provides new and expanded information on • how to choose the right psychiatrist • the role and limits of medication • resistant depression • the link between depression and chronic illness • specific challenging situations and advice on handling them

Author : Anne Sheffield
Publisher : Harmony
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2009-02-04
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780307556912

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How You Can Survive When They're Depressed by Anne Sheffield Pdf

Each year more than 17 million Americans suffer from a depressive illness, yet few suffer in solitude. How You Can Survive When They're Depressed explores depression from the perspective of those who are closest to the sufferers of this prevalent disorder--spouses, parents, children, and lovers--and gives the successful coping strategies of many people who live with a clinical depressive or manic-depressive and often suffer in silence, believing their own problems have no claim to attention. Depression fallout is the emotional toll on the depressive's family and close friends who are unaware of their own stressful reactions and needs. Sheffield outlines the five stages of depression fallout: confusion, self-doubt, demoralization, anger, and finally, the desire to escape. Many people will find relief in the knowledge that their self-blame, guilt, sadness, and resentment are a natural result of living with a depressed person. Sheffield brings together many real-life examples from the pioneering support group she attends at Beth Israel Medical Center of how people with depression fallout have learned to cope. From setting boundaries to maintaining an outside social life, she gives practical tactics for handling the challenges and emotional stresses on a day-to-day basis.

Author : John Preston, Psy.D., ABPP.,Julie A. Fast
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2008-01-02
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781440631931

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Get It Done When You're Depressed by John Preston, Psy.D., ABPP.,Julie A. Fast Pdf

Shake the blues away. Everyone knows that depression can lead to guilt, sadness, frustration, and in the case of 15-20% of people with depression, suicide. Because we live in a culture that rewards (and often worships) productivity, when a depressed person can't meet the expectations of society, the depression becomes worse and a vicious cycle begins. The goal of Getting Things Done When You're Depressed is to break this cycle. Readers will learn: - How to prepare yourself mentally for working while depressed - How to structure your environment so you can work more easily - How to work with others - How to prevent depression

Author : Susan J. Noonan
Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-29
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781421439297

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Helping Others with Depression by Susan J. Noonan Pdf

It is of enormous value to the layperson, hungry for knowledge about how best to interact and help their loved one face the dreadful ravages of depression."—Nursing Times

Author : American Psychiatric Association
Publisher : American Psychiatric Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1955245185

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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) by American Psychiatric Association Pdf

Author : Mitch Golant, Ph.D.,Susan K. Golant
Publisher : Villard
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2012-08-15
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780307822413

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What to Do When Someone You Love Is Depressed by Mitch Golant, Ph.D.,Susan K. Golant Pdf

“This compassionate, helpful book will bring hope and comfort to the loved ones of those who struggle to overcome the most common of mental illnesses.”—Rosalynn Carter When someone you love is depressed . . . . . . you feel lost, afraid, confused. . . . you long for the person who was. . . . you don’t recognize who he or she has become. . . . you feel shut out. . . . you feel angry and frustrated. . . . you feel drained. . . . you are desperate for a way to connect. . . . you feel guilty and alone. . . . you will do anything to help. “What motivates me now is to share with you what I've learned about how to cope when someone you love is depressed. What I have discovered from years of training and from having counseled hundreds of families who have shared their sorrows and their joys is that there are ways you can help someone you love who is depressed. And in that process, you will grow closer.”—from What to Do When Someone You Love is Depressed

Author : Claudia J. Strauss
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2004-01-06
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780451209863

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Talking to Depression: Simple Ways To Connect When Someone in Your LifeIs Depres by Claudia J. Strauss Pdf

When someone suffers from depression, friends and family members naturally want to help—but too often their good intentions come out all wrong. This practical, compassionate guide helps readers understand exactly what their loved one is going through, and why certain approaches help and others have the potential to do damage. Talking to Depression offers specific advice on what to do and what not to do—and what to say and what not to say—to avoid frustration and give the kind of caring, effective support that will make a difference.

Author : Matthew Johnstone
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03-01
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781780339030

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I Had a Black Dog by Matthew Johnstone Pdf

'I Had a Black Dog says with wit, insight, economy and complete understanding what other books take 300 pages to say. Brilliant and indispensable.' - Stephen Fry 'Finally, a book about depression that isn't a prescriptive self-help manual. Johnston's deftly expresses how lonely and isolating depression can be for sufferers. Poignant and humorous in equal measure.' Sunday Times There are many different breeds of Black Dog affecting millions of people from all walks of life. The Black Dog is an equal opportunity mongrel. It was Winston Churchill who popularized the phrase Black Dog to describe the bouts of depression he experienced for much of his life. Matthew Johnstone, a sufferer himself, has written and illustrated this moving and uplifting insight into what it is like to have a Black Dog as a companion and how he learned to tame it and bring it to heel.

Author : Xavier Amador,Laura Rosen
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1997-09-18
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780684834078

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When Someone You Love is Depressed by Xavier Amador,Laura Rosen Pdf

Discusses what depression is and how it can be recognized in family members and friends and examines some of the methods for treatment.

Author : Shannon Kolakowski
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : PSYCHOLOGY
ISBN : 1461957362

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When Depression Hurts Your Relationship by Shannon Kolakowski Pdf

Author : Stephen Arterburn,Brenda Hunter
Publisher : David C Cook
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781434712363

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Understanding and Loving a Person with Depression by Stephen Arterburn,Brenda Hunter Pdf

If someone you love is depressed, you probably feel confused, angry, and helpless. This encouraging guide will help you hold on to hope while broadening your understanding of depression and its treatment. Dr. Brenda Hunter has been a caregiver for someone with depression and has also struggled with depression herself. With empathy, real-life stories, and clinical expertise, Brenda teams up with Stephen Arterburn to explore: The multiple causes of depression How men and women react to depression differently The influence of social media and technology on depression The unique challenges of depression in adolescence How to take care of yourself while caring for someone who is depressed Brenda and Steve know from personal experience that light can overcome the darkness of depression. You can get back the person you love. Learn how to care for both of you in this hope-filled book.

Author : Douglas Bloch
Publisher : Nicolas-Hays, Inc.
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2009-12-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780892545964

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Healing from Depression by Douglas Bloch Pdf

In Healing from Depression, Douglas Bloch shares his struggle to stay alive amidst overwhelming despair and out-of-control anxiety attacks, and explains how the power of prayer and other holistic approaches ultimately led to his recovery. As one of the millions of Americans who suffer from depression, Bloch could not be helped by so-called “miracle” drugs. Therefore, he had to seek out conventional and alternative non-drug methods of healing. The result is a 12-week program that combines his inspirational story with a comprehensive manual on how to diagnose and treat depression, offering new hope and practical strategies to everyone who suffers from this debilitating condition. Complete with worksheets and goal sheets to customize individual plans, Healing from Depression is an accessible self-guided program for managing and recovering from depression. Acclaimed as a “life-line to healing,” this important book stresses the importance of social support, on going self-care activities like relaxation, nutrition, exercise, prayer, meditation, support groups, therapy and keeping a daily mood diary and gratitude journal.

Author : Michael Yapko
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2009-09-22
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781416592679

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Depression Is Contagious by Michael Yapko Pdf

Depression is the world’s most common mood disorder, and it is spreading like a viral contagion. You can’t catch depression in the same way you catch a cold, but the latest research provides overwhelming support that moods spread through social conditions, defining depression as more a social problem than a medical illness. Our social lives directly shape our brain chemistry and powerfully affect the way we think and feel—and our brains can change for the better with healthy social circumstances as much as they can change with medication. Drugs may address some of depression’s symptoms, but Dr. Yapko convincingly argues that we need to treat depression at its root, by building social skills and improving relationships, in order to halt the spread of this debilitating disorder. Filled with practical exercises and illustrative examples, his groundbreaking plan guides readers to identify key social patterns that reinforce depression so they can learn the skills to overcome depression and even prevent new episodes from occurring. Provocative and controversial as well as prescriptive and hopeful, Depression Is Contagious investigates the social phenomenon of depression’s epidemic-like spread while offering a more realistic road to recovery.

Author : Gwendoline Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Depressed persons
ISBN : 086806629X

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Sharing the Load by Gwendoline Smith Pdf

Psychologist, Gwendoline Smith, suffered clinical depression and then fully appreciated how difficult it was for loved ones to be supportive and effective. In Sharing the Load she faces these issues and combines personal experience, clinical information and commonsense advice.