Kategoria BISAC: Psychology >> Psychopathology - Depression

In this surprising and moving memoir, the legendary rap star and cofounder of Run D.M.C. keeps it a hundred percent, speaking out about his battle with depression and overcoming suicidal thoughts--one of the most devastating yet little known health issues plaguing the black community today.

As one third of the legendary rap group Run D.M.C., Darryl "DMC" McDaniels--aka Legendary MC, The Devastating Mic Controller, and the King of Rock--had it all: talent, money, fame, prestige. While hitting #1 on the Billboard charts was exhilarating, the group's success soon became...

When you feel depressed, suffering from a deep sadness, do you feel powerless over your mood? Does your life feel unmanageable because of it? Does your preoccupation with past hurts and regrets interfere with your life? Do you feel hopeless about finding a cure for your depression? If you answer "yes" to these questions, you may be addicted to your mood. It acts like a drug that sedates, numbs, and possesses you, causing you to sleepwalk through life.

Viewing your depressed mood as an addiction, Dr. Ortman guides you through the time-tested Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous to...

The manual for living with depression that everyone should have been given.

Funny, insightful, and relentlessly honest, The No-Bullshit Guide to Depression sets down the stigma and talks through every aspect of living with depression and building a life you love.

Broken down into bite-sized chapters, this book is packed full with everything you need to know about depression, and 60+ research-backed tools to take it on.

The book doesn't shy away from anything. It covers day-to-day truths like how food, sleep, and sex get weird and practical...

In 2001, the WHO recognized depressive disorders as the leading cause of disability worldwide. But most Americans who meet diagnostic criteria for major depression are untreated or undertreated. Luckily, recent advances have finally made it possible for the field of public health to address mental health in the population. Public Health Perspectives on Depressive Disorders fills a gap by identifying the tools and strategies of public health practice and by exploring their application to twenty-first-century public mental health policy and practice.

By looking at depressive...

In It's Not Always Depression, psychotherapist Hilary Jacobs Hendel presents readers with a unique and pragmatic tool she calls The Change Triangle. The Change Triangle is a map--a guide to carry you from a place of disconnection back to your true self. Working the Change Triangle is the step-by-step process at the heart of Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP), a therapeutic method that teaches patients...

That night, in bed, after my husband had fallen asleep, I was crying as usual--terrified and unable to sleep . . . I literally felt like I couldn't breathe.

As I trembled all over, I tapped Dwayne's back and said, "Dwayne, you have to wake up. Please, wake up."

He sleepily turned over, and mumbled, "What's the matter?"

I was crying so hard, I'm sure he could barely understand me as I said, "I don't want to die."

He said, "You're not going to die. Why are you so afraid? The doctors haven't told you that you're dying. You're just sick. Why are you so...

A founding member of the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA) and the Centre for Applied Positive Psychology (CAPP) explains key strategies to help you not only overcome depression but also reduce the chances of it occurring or recurring. As you practise the simple yet highly...

Imagine waking up every morning hoping to find a way out of your life. You can’t move forward but you can’t go backwards and you start to feel trapped! Everyone else is too busy to address your hurt. No friends! No love! No acceptance! Your nights are sleepless and tears fill your eyes from the burdens of life. You’re screaming at the top of your lungs believing that no one, not even God, can hear you. This is the reality a lot of people face on a daily basis. This was my reality for over 20 years. Suicide is running rampant in today’s society. People are finding it...