I’m pleased to welcome Michael D. Yapko, Ph.D. to Psych Central, blogging about how to manage depression with this blog, Managing Depression Skillfully.

When we were discussing the name for the new blog and I suggested something like “Overcoming Depression,” Dr. Yapko correctly noted that depression is most often a mood concern that has to be regularly managed — not “cured.” Indeed, the management of depression with good, positive skills can make the difference between someone living in the fog of depression, getting little done and making little progress in their treatment and someone who lives successfully with depression with active, ongoing management of your mood and thoughts. “We could significantly lower relapse rates if people better understood this,” Dr. Yapko said to me.

I agree. And that’s why I’m proud to host this blog which will talk about the skills needed to manage depression with skill.

Please go over to his blog and give Dr. Yapko a warm Psych Central welcome today!

Visit the blog: Managing Depression Skillfully

Dr. John Grohol is the CEO and founder of Psych Central. He is an author, researcher and expert in mental health online, and has been writing about online behavior, mental health and psychology issues -- as well as the intersection of technology and human behavior -- since 1992. Dr. Grohol sits on the editorial board of the journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking and is a founding board member and treasurer of the Society for Participatory Medicine.

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