Michael Yapko, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist, author, and internationally recognized expert on the subjects of treating major depression, brief forms of psychotherapy, and the clinical applications of hypnosis in psychotherapy and behavioral medicine. He has written ten books as sole author, of which three were trade books with major publishers ("Breaking the Patterns of Depression" (Random House/Doubleday, now in its eleventh printing"), Hand-Me-Down Blues: How to Stop Depression from Spreading in Families" (St. Martin's), and "Suggestions of Abuse: True and False Memories of Childhood Se...