How to Cope with Depression

by J. Raymond DePaulo, Keith Ablow

Depression is one of America's most common and least understood disorders. Its effects can be devastating for patients and their families. But depression can be treated with remarkable results. Based on the ground-breaking research and clinical advances at the prestigious Johns Hopkins Center for Affective Disorders, How to Cope with Depression provides a complete and authoritative guide to the most up-to-date and effective treatments available today.

From diagnosis to recovery, Doctors DePaulo and Ablow cut through the jargon and misconceptions to offer clear, concise guidelines to all phases of the therapy process. Inside, you'll
-- Compelling case histories and concrete examples of depression and its many forms
-- Practical everyday prescriptions for patients, their families, and health-care professionals
-- A look at the wide range of treatment options
-- A special advice for parents of troubled teens and for adult children of the elderly
-- A comprehensive list of organizations that provide help and support

Genres: Psychology

240 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

Reviews

[m2hozone · Rating 3 out of 5]

همونطور كه از عنوان كتاب معلومه،محوريت صحبت اين كتاب درباره افسردگيست.
موضوعاتى كه در اين كتاب پرداخته شده:تعريف افسردگى،طبقه بندى كردن انواع افسردگى و شرح دادن جزء به جزء حالات مختص به هرحالت،نشانه هاى افسردگى،علل افسردگى،ديدگاه هاى يك فرد دچار به اختلال افسردگى ،ديدگاه اشخاص نزديك به فرد مبتلا به افسردگى،روش درمان و معرفى داروها و همچنين بررسى كردن تحقيقات آمارى مربوط به افسردگيست و در آخر پاسخ دهى به چند سوال رايج درباره اين اختلال!

در كل كتاب خوب و جامعى هستش كه به زبان ساده موضوع رو شرح داده!(به همين دليل ميتونه براى هر خانواده اى مفيد و اثر بخش باشه)

اما براى من و ديگر افرادى كه با مطالعات اكادميك درباره افسردگى دست و پنجه نرم كردند،اين كتاب دانش جديدى بهشون اضافه نميكنه و نكته اى كه خيلى برام كسالت آور بود ارائه دادن آمار و شرح حال هايى از كتاب DSM بود كه مربوط به خيلى سال پيش ميشد كه طبعا براى الان برخى از اين روش ها و علل ها و علائم فرق كرده!

[Evil Secret Ninja · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book had a basic depiction of depression nothing new or ground breaking. Unfortunately, it has not aged well it was going off of the DSM III I did not find it useful and many of the things they counted as depression has be categorized as something else now.