Depression 101: A Practical Guide to Treatments, Self-Help Strategies, and Preventing Relapse

by John D. Preston PsyD ABPP, Melissa Kirk

When you have depression, it can feel like there's no way out. To begin changing the way you feel, you'll need an arsenal of proven techniques for lifting your mood and preventing relapse. The pocket-sized Depression 101 distills the most effective cognitive behavioral therapy skills available for treating depression into seven manageable chapters. Soon, you'll find the way out of depression and into a healthier, happier life.

Discover simple lifestyle changes that can make a huge difference Build self-esteem and resilience Find out how medications and therapy can help Learn how to choose the right therapist

Genres: Self Help, Nonfiction, Psychology

155 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 1, 2010

Reviews

[The Angry Lawn Gnome · Rating 2 out of 5]

Eat your vegetables, go to bed early, stay away from that evil coffee, blah, blah, blah. Not sure why you would NOT be depressed if you followed this Dudley Doo-Right program. And it is a "program," in the sense that most of the book adopts a "there's my way and there's the wrong way" tone.

And I get enough of that from my wife.

Saved from a one star rating by a few decent pages on what questions to ask when looking for a therapist.

[S.T. · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was looking for a few titles on depression as I’m finding this COVID time period we’re in has not helped me one bit in regards to keeping my own depression in check…so this was one title that came up on Overdrive. There is some good information in here for people who don’t understand depression to maybe get a better basic understanding of how difficult depression is for someone who struggles with it, but it is not a comprehensive book nor is it really meant to be. It didn’t help me, but I probably need something more current that takes in the scope of the time period we’re in. This was written in 2010…I will say and emphasize that exercise and sleep are hugely important for those of us struggling with depression.

[Eli Schuster · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have to read a self help book for my English class for this coming year. And write a journal about how I'm using the book to help me for at least 14 days. And then present to the class about it on the first day of school.

[Trey Nowell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good understanding of depression and how to gain control over it.