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Overcoming Depression

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Author : Paul Gilbert
Binding : Paperback
EAN : 9781841191256
Edition : 2Rev Ed
ISBN : 1841191256
Label : Robinson Publishing
Manufacturer : Robinson Publishing
Number of pages : 352
Publication date : 2000-05-25
Publisher : Robinson Publishing
Title : Overcoming Depression
Languages : Array
Studio : Robinson Publishing

Customer reviews

review by: JuJuDollie date: 2008-10-05 rating:

a positive step forward
I don't think this book is not for anyone who is in the middle of a deep depression though it might help their family and friends to understand a bit of what is going on in their mind. Bu it and save it for when you start to feel a bit better. It also shouldn't just be used on its own but as an extra to the help your GP can give you.
As someone who has suffered chronic depression throughout my adult life I have found this book invaluable. Not only has it helped me to understand what was/is happening to me but has been good to dip in and out of.
There are practical exercises to do, it asks you some very difficult questions and you may find you pick it up and put it down a lot of times before you feel up to reading it but I think this is an excellent book which has helped me through some very dark times.

review by: Pru date: 2008-04-11 rating:

My crutch
I was lent this book by my CPN not long after I was first diagnosed with quite severe depression in August 2007 & it soon became something of a crutch for me - I had to order a copy for myself so her other patients could benefit from her copy. I agree that, initally at least, it probably wouldn't work on its own but in conjunction with therapy and/or medication it is a great book. It was good to read & think 'I know that feeling' - it made me feel like there was still some fine thread linking me to the world people around me inhabit.

In a strange way it helps that Paul Gilbert is a clinical psychologist who has himself suffered with depression; it means he writes in both a practical and informative style. The book is medical without being hard to follow & helpful without being pink fluffy cloudy.

review by: Miffybabe date: 2008-03-28 rating:

overcoming depression
Having had a 12 month bout of depression and ending up on medication, I was advised to read this book. It offers a fascinating insight into how our thoughts and feelings can be misinterpreted and gives methods into dealing with negativity which often leads to depression. The book does require some commitment but once you start to feel better and start to understand your thought processes, you want to continue reading and learn more. I want to work through the whole series!

review by: date: 2007-11-22 rating:

Excellent book
I have fought against depression for the past 10 years and read many books on the subject. In my opinion, this is by far the best. It is very clearly set out and easy to follow. I have reread it myself several times and recommended it to friends suffering from depression. Well worth the money.

review by: date: 2007-10-11 rating:

Not finished it yet but
I quite like it. One line has actually made a world of difference to me when it said that often someone who is depressed is actually defeated. Like someone putting a light on in my head that was, but that is all I have got out of it so far. I think you need to read this when you aren't depressed to help you when you are.

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