An all-out assault on the barriers that stand between you and recovery from depression and suicidal pain.

. decomposes recovery from depression into recovery from envy, shame, self-pity, grandiosity, fear, stigma, social abuse, and the double binds and vicious circles of the mythology of suicide.

...a drug-free approach to getting better and staying better.

This book provides counselors with a bold new non-technical framework that is free from the prejudices that deter the suicidal from seeking help. It provides those who have lost a loved one to suicide...

This volume comprehensively compares and contrasts alternative models of, and treatment approaches to, clinical depression. Each contributor, a recognized expert in his or her modality, analyzes the same case and provides:

• an overview of the treatment model
• empirical evidence for both the model and treatment derived from it
• treatment strategies and interventions, including termination issues, relapse prevention, and recommendations for follow-up care

Among the 12 approaches presented are Object Relations, Cognitive Therapies, Schema-Focused,...

The definitive guide to the management of comorbidities in kidney disease

Chronic kidney disease and end stage renal disease have begun to climb to such an extent that it costs tens of billions of dollars for treatment each year. Complicating matters for both doctors and patients is the frequent presence of one or more additional diseases that may complicate treatment. Management of Comorbidities in Kidney Disease in the 21st Century provides comprehensive coverage of the problem and management techniques for health care professionals. With a particular emphasis on...

El autor esta descontento con el estado actual del tratamiento de depresiones, el cual implica un costo de mas de 40 mil millones de dolares por ano en los Estados Unidos, y muchos millones de euros en otros paises. Para ayudar en la busqueda de caminos mas favorables, el autor no presenta una obra cientifica sino experiencias y conclusiones en base a su practica terapeutica de mas de treinta anos.

El texto evita la jerga profesional y senala tres puntos clave:

1) la preformacion subconsciente de una tendencia hacia depresiones en la ninez;

2) el rol de un...

This volume comprehensively compares and contrasts alternative models of and treatment approaches to clinical depression. Each contributor, a recognized expert in their modality, analyzes the same case and provides:

• an overview of the treatment model
• empirical evidence for both the model and treatment derived from it
• treatment strategies and interventions, including termination issues, relapse prevention, and recommendations for follow-up care

Depression is one of the most common mental health disorders, affecting 14% of all people at some point in their lifetime. Women are twice as likely to become depressed as men, but beyond gender there are a variety of risk factors that influence the prevalence and likelihood of experiencing depression. Risk Factors in Depression consolidates research findings on risk factors into one source, for ease of reference for both researchers and clinicians in practice.

The book divides risk factors into biological, cognitive, and social risk factors. This provides researchers with...

Women and Depression: Recovery and Resistance takes a welcome look at women's experiences of living well after depression. Lafrance argues that the social construction of femininity is dangerous for women's health, and ultimately, central to their experiences of depression. Beginning with a critical examination of the ways in which women's depression is a product of the social, political, and interpersonal realities of their everyday lives, the analysis moves on to explore an often ignored aspect of women's experience - how women manage to 'recover' and be well after depression....