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Voluntary Madness: My Year Lost and Found in the Loony Bin

Monday, April 6th, 2009
Voluntary Madness: My Year Lost and Found in the Loony Bin By Norah Vincent New York: Viking, December 2008 Hardcover, 283 pages $25.95 Immersion journalism, as it’s called, can be kind of fun on a limited basis. In my days ...

Happy at Last: The Thinking Person’s Guide to Finding Joy

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008
Too many pop psychology books today pretend that they have all of the answers, or try and wow you with their insights by tying together esoteric small studies done on college students and suggest such ...

Suicide Junkie

Monday, November 3rd, 2008
Approximately one million people commit suicide every year, according to the World Health Organization. Despite his best efforts, Steve Westwood is not one of them. “Suicide Junkie," Westwood's autobiography, details his long-term struggles with body ...

A Relentless Hope: Surviving the Storm of Teen Depression

Friday, September 26th, 2008
Depression and related illnesses threaten to wreck the lives of many teens and their families. Suicide driven by these illnesses is one of the top killers of young people. How do teens become depressed? What ...

We Don’t Live Under Normal Conditions

Friday, September 26th, 2008
This is a documentary film about depression, available now on DVD. There is a tendency afoot today to blame the epidemic sweep of clinical depression in the US on bad genes or screwy brain chemistry. ...

Overcoming Depression

Friday, September 26th, 2008
A very informative book about depression and manic depression. A good overview of the disease and its effects on those of us who suffer with it. Some of it is a little on the technical ...

Defeating Depression

Friday, September 26th, 2008
Defeating Depression: Real Help for You and Those Who Love You In Defeating Depression: Real Help for You and Those Who Love You, author Howard W. Stone, Ph.D., takes a multi-faceted (cognitive, behavioral, physiological, and interpersonal) ...

The Feeling Good Handbook

Friday, September 26th, 2008
Depression is a crippling and often misunderstood disorder in today's society. While many people advocate a purely medical model of this problem (and label it a "disease," like cancer), others find it more helpful to ...

Recommended Books on Depression

Sunday, April 20th, 2008
Looking for a book to help you or a loved one better understand depression? We recommend the following: Active Treatment of Depression Addressing his fellow professionals in the mental ...

Historical Secrets to Happiness

Thursday, March 20th, 2008
Has the latest fad, "positive psychology," increased our happiness? Not according to a British author and cultural historian. Positive psychology, defined as "the study of optimal human functioning," has gained enormous popularity in the past decade. ...

Down Came the Rain: My Journey Through Postpartum Depression

Thursday, August 10th, 2006
Many of us know and grew up with Brooke Shields, even as she grew older in front of us on the big screen (in mostly forgettable roles), and then later on television in the ...

The Emotional Revolution

Monday, September 26th, 2005
The Emotional Revolution: How the New Science of Feeling Can Transform Your Life From Amazon.com: "Dr. Norman Rosenthal has compiled an astonishing amount of cutting edge clinical research and history, combined this information with his clinical ...

The Depressed Child

Monday, September 26th, 2005
The Depressed Child: A Parent's Guide for Rescuing Kids By emphasizing how parents can talk to their children about thoughts and feelings, exploring how children develop negative beliefs about themselves, and teaching parents how to ...

Do One Thing Different

Monday, September 26th, 2005
Do One Thing Different: Ten Simple Ways to Change Your Life You can move quickly from "stuck" to "smooth sailing" in all aspects of your life using Bill O'Hanlon's ten easy Solution Keys, Humorous, direct, and ...

Living Without Depression and Manic Depression

Friday, September 26th, 2003
Living Without Depression and Manic Depression: A Workbook for Maintaining Mood Stability Those affected with depressive and manic depressive disorders can live fairly normal lives with proper treatment: this title provides self-help tips to supplement treatment ...

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