Elaine Iljon Foreman & Laura L. Smith 
Overcoming Depression For Dummies, UK Edition 

Up to 1 in 5 people in the UK suffer from diagnosable depression
(bbc.co.uk) – that’s approximately 12 million people.
Depression takes multiple forms, including seasonal affective
disorder, bipolar disorder, and postnatal depression. Research by
the BBC claims that up to 75% of sufferers are not receiving any
form of professional medication or therapy, which strongly suggests
that self-help is often a preferred course of action.

Overcoming Depression For Dummies outlines practical
methods for recognising and managing the symptoms of depression for
those readers who might be too scared to go to their GP, who want
to know more about the illness before they seek professional
medical guidance, or for those who are just curious about
depression and what it means.

Overcoming Depression For Dummies:

* Is written by an expert team of clinical psychologists and
provides step-by-step guidelines on proven therapeutic exercises
and ways to implement positive psychology methods

* Provides sound advice on nutrition, relaxation and support, to
help make those vital first steps towards a happier life

* Gives comprehensive information on the wide variety of
prescription medication and complementary therapies available,
including their effectiveness and side effects

* Is aimed at people suffering from depression looking for
straightforward, realistic advice and also loved ones and parents
of those suffering from depression wanting to better understand the
condition and find out how they can help.

Зміст

Foreword.

Introduction.

Part I: Discovering Depression and Designing
Defences.

Chapter 1: Understanding and Overcoming Depression.

Chapter 2: Detecting Depression.

Chapter 3: Breaching Barriers to Change.

Chapter 4: Finding Help for Depression.

Part II: Seeing Things More Clearly: Cognitive
Therapy.

Chapter 5: Uncovering Underlying Thought Processes.

Chapter 6: Dispersing the Dark Clouds of Depressive
Thinking.

Chapter 7: Discovering the Distorting Perceptions Behind
Depression.

Chapter 8: Amending Your Memory.

Part III: Actively Combating Depression: Behaviour
Therapy.

Chapter 9: Don’t take it Lying Down!

Chapter 10: Exercising to Lift Depression.

Chapter 11: Rediscovering Healthy Pleasures.

Chapter 12: Handling Life’s Headaches.

Part IV: Adjusting to Changing Relationships.

Chapter 13: Working through Loss, Grief, and Mourning.

Chapter 14: Revitalising Relationships.

Part V: Full Bodied Assault: Biological Therapies to Fight
the Physical Foe.

Chapter 15: Maximising Medication Benefits.

Chapter 16: Help and Hope: Exploring Complementary Therapies for
Depression.

Part VI: Life After Depression.

Chapter 17: Reducing the Risk of Relapse.

Chapter 18: Overcoming Depression with Mindfulness.

Chapter 19: Heading for Happiness Through Positive
Psychology.

Part VII: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 20: Ten Ways of Improving Your Mood.

Chapter 21: Ten Ways of Helping a Child with Depression.

Chapter 22: Ten Ways of Helping a Friend or Partner with
Depression.

Appendix: Resources for You.

Index.

Про автора

Elaine Iljon Foreman, MSc, is an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, and has researched and treated anxiety and depression for over 25 years. Charles H Elliott, Ph D, and Laura L Smith, Ph D, are clinical psychologists.