Growing from Depression - Couverture souple

Burton, Neel

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0992912768 ISBN 13 : 9780992912765

Editeur : Acheron Press, 2018

Synopsis

If you desire healing, let yourself fall ill. —Rumi

Things are not all they seem. This is a book about how depression can have benefits as well as costs, and how to reap those benefits while making yourself feel better—better, in fact, than ever before. 

New chapters include:

• Returning to the world
• The philosophy of happiness
• The magic of music, and 
• The 7 types of love. 

Now also contains a recipe for chicken soup.

A comprehensive, sympathetic, and thought-provoking guide for those who want to explore their depression in more depth. —The British Journal of Psychiatry

This book brings understanding and encourages independent solutions. It is remarkable in its shortness and practicality. —The British Medical Association Book Awards

★★★★★ I have read most of Dr. Neel Burton's books and have enjoyed them immensely ... All in all, I found this to be a very insightful and engaging book on depression. —Jamie Bee, Amazon.com Top 50 Reviewer

Burton guides the reader to unlearn, rediscover, and return to wholeness. It is a journey out of Plato's cave... —The International Review of Books

Burton is never short of an interesting and sharp judgment. —Prof Peter Toohey, Psychology Today

I've read many Neel Burton books. He's a wonderful writer and able to immerse you lightly in pretty heavy stuff. —Adrian Bailey, Vine Voice

Burton’s writing blends deep knowledge of his subject with lively anecdote and a genuine concern for how we might draw on the insights of psychology and philosophy to live a better life. Highly recommended! —Gareth Southwell, philosopher and writer

About the author

Dr Neel Burton is a psychiatrist, philosopher, and wine-lover who lives and teaches in Oxford, England. He is a Fellow of Green-Templeton College in the University of Oxford, and the recipient of the Society of Authors’ Richard Asher Prize, the British Medical Association’s Young Authors’ Award, the Medical Journalists’ Association Open Book Award, and a Best in the World Gourmand Award. His work has featured in the likes of Aeon, The Spectator, and The Times, and been translated into several languages.

◆ Grab your copy now for a new and powerful way of looking at depression.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Things are not all they seem. This is a book about how depression can have benefits as well as costs, and how to reap those benefits. New chapters include: The search for meaning, The philosophy of happiness, The psychology of gratitude, and The 7 types of love.

A comprehensive, sympathetic, and thought-provoking guide for those who want to explore their depression in more depth. --The British Journal of Psychiatry

This book brings understanding and encourages independent solutions. It is remarkable in its shortness and practicality. --The British Medical Association Book Awards

Dr Burton understands depression to be a unique experience for each person affected and offers various ways of interpreting the condition... Particularly interesting chapters include The happiness trap, which considers why happiness has not increased in the past 70 years despite increasing incomes, and Depressive realism, which turns the concept of depression in many cases on its head. --SANE Mental Health Charity

Contents

Part 1: Understanding depression
1. What is depression?
2. Who suffers from depression?
3. What causes depression?
4. How is depression diagnosed?
5. A philosophy of depression

Part 2: Formal treatments
6. Talking treatments
7. Antidepressant drugs
8. Electroconvulsive therapy

Part 3: Modular self-help
9. The 10 basic dos and don'ts of depression
10. Correcting thinking errors
11. Depressive realism
12. Managing stress
13. Managing anxiety
14. A philosophical cure for anxiety
15. The search for meaning
16. The happiness trap
17. The philosophy of happiness
18. Practising phenomenology
19. The psychology of boredom
20. The Buddhist angle
21. The psychology of gratitude
22. Chicken soup for the soul
23. Better sleep in 10 simple steps
24. Releasing endorphins
25. Coping with psychotic symptoms
26. Coming off alcohol and drugs
27. Fighting thoughts of self-harm
28. Fighting suicidal thoughts
29. A King Solomon legend
30. The philosophy of suicide
31. The philosophy of hope
32. Building relationships
33. Dealing with insults and put-downs
34. The 7 types of love
35. Building self-esteem

Part 4: Mental health services and the law
36. A guide to mental health services
37. The Care Programme Approach (CPA)
38. The Mental Health Act
39. Driving and depression
40. Social benefits
41. Advice for carers
Useful addresses

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Acheron Press
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0992912768
• ISBN 13: 9780992912765
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 194
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible