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Important help in overcoming depression,
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This review is from: Overcoming Depression (Overcoming Common Problems) (Paperback)
I took "Overcoming Depression" by Windy Dryden and Sarah Opie with me on holiday last year. A curious choice of holiday book you may think, however as I am someone who has experienced depression on and off for several years I do find myself more and more drifting towards books that offer me help in 'overcoming' the depressed moods I experience.This book begins with an excellent overview of the different sorts of depression that people go through, and an explanation that the book offers a psychological approach to tackling depression known as Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT). The seven people whose case studies feature in the book are then introduced. This approach of having 'real' peoples' stories threaded throughout the structure of the book was the key feature that made the book so effective for me to work through and engage with the theory that the authors describe. The structure of the book is very clearly laid out from the beginning and each chapter ends with a summary that clarifies not only what the authors have described in the chapter just read, but also how this ties in with the next chapter in the book. There is a wonderful clarity to the way the information is presented in this book, I'm not sure whether this is due to some sort of structure inherent in the theory of REBT or whether this is due to the particular combination of writing skills of Sarah Opie and Windy Dryen, but it certainly made this a very accessible book for me to read. Accessibility is one thing, and an important thing for me as I am notorious in my family for 'giving up' on books after only a couple of chapters (however I enthusiastically completed "Overcoming Depression" by the end of my 2 week holiday) but perhaps the most important factor to consider in a book of this type is how helpful the information in it actually is.
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This review is from: Overcoming Depression (Overcoming Common Problems) (Paperback)
A straightforward, eminently sensible guide, this book talks in a down-to-earth, practical way to those of us who have experienced, or are experiencing, the pain of depression. Nicely structured and with lots of relevant, very real case-studies, Sarah Opie and Windy Dryden offer a series of wise, compassionate, hopeful strategies to overcome depression, showing us how to connect and use our thoughts, our feelings and our behaviour in the difficult climb up the steep, slippery slope back to mental health.
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This review is from: Overcoming Depression (Overcoming Common Problems) (Paperback)
This book is predominately based on Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy (REBT) which is basically a form of CBT.
I don't suffer from clinical depression but I have found this book to be very useful in generally making myself happier and being less prone to feeling mildly depressed. It is a good mixture of the theoretical and the practical. It does require a bit of work but everything is clearly explained. The book is pretty short but it gets to the point quickly and doesn't contain any waffle. Some of it will be pretty familiar if you have read similar books by Windy Dryden from the same publisher as they all seem to give you the basic principles of REBT. Chapter 1: What is depression? Chapter 2: Using the ABC Model to Assess Depression and sadness. Chapter 3: Depressed Behaviour. Chapter 4: Challenge your Irrational Beliefs. Chapter 5: How to Integrate Rational Beliefs into Your Belief System. Chapter 6: Overcoming the Thinking Consequences of Depression. Chapter 7: Overcoming Emotional problems about Depression. Chapter 8: Preventing Future Episodes of Depression. Chapter 9: Prescriptions for an Anti-Depressant Philosophy. Chapter 10: How Seven People Overcame Depression.
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