The suggested reading list describes a number of books that you may find
of interest. Some are written by people who have experienced depression
themselves and provide helpful insight on coping and recovery.
Anxiety
Disorders Comorbid with Depression - Volume 2:
Social Phobia, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - Pocketbook
by Dan J. Stein, Eric Hollander
T&F STM; Pocket edition (December 20, 2001)
This pocket-sized quick reference argues that comorbidity is a key
tool for understanding the mood and anxiety disorders. It also discusses
why comorbidity is so important as a conceptual tool, considers diagnostic
overlaps and distinctions in depression, and reviews the epidemiology
of their comorbidity.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder:
Advances in Research and Practice
by Richard G. Heimberg, Cynthia L. Turk, Douglas S. Mennin
The Guilford Press (January 28, 2004)
In the last decade, a good deal of progress has been made in understanding
and addressing generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), a prevalent yet
long-neglected syndrome associated with substantial functional impairment
and reduced life satisfaction. This comprehensive, empirically based
volume brings together leading authorities to review the breadth of
current knowledge on the phenomenology, etiology, pathological mechanisms,
diagnosis, and treatment of GAD.
Provided are psychological and neurobiological models of the disorder
that combine cutting-edge research and clinical expertise. Assessment
strategies are detailed and promising intervention approaches described
in depth, including cognitive-behavioral, interpersonal, psychodynamic,
and pharmacological therapies.
I Don't Want to Talk About It:
Overcoming the Secret of Male
Depression
by Terrence Real
Scribner; Reprint edition (March 2, 1998)
Twenty years of experience treating men and their families has convinced
psychotherapist Terrence Real that depression is a silent epidemic
in men. He has found that men hide their condition from family, friends,
and themselves to avoid the stigma of depression's "un-manliness."
He believes that problems that we think of as typically male, such
as difficulty with intimacy, workaholism, alcoholism, abusive behavior,
and rage, are really attempts to escape depression. And these escape
attempts only hurt the people men love and pass their condition on
to their children.
This groundbreaking book is the "pathway out of darkness"
that these men and their families seek. Real reveals how men can unearth
their pain, heal themselves, restore relationships, and break the
legacy of abuse. He mixes penetrating analysis with compelling tales
of his patients and even his own experiences with depression as the
son of a violent, depressed father and the father of two young sons.
If You Think You Have Depression
(A Dell Mental Health Guide)
by Roger Granet, MD, Robin Levinson
Dell (March 9, 1998)
How do you know when what you are experiencing is just a bad day
or something more serious? We all have our ups and downs depending
on how our day or week is going. The transition from bad day to rut
to clinical depression can be gradual and leave even the strongest
person thinking, "What is wrong with me? I just have to try harder!
Why am I so lazy? Why can't I get out of bed?"
Clinical depression is a medical illness similar to pneumonia that
even the strongest person cannot overcome without treatment. Clinical
depression is similar to heart disease and cancer in that all of us
are susceptible. If we have a family history of one of these illnesses,
our susceptibility increases. This explains how some develop a clinical
depression only after extraordinary stressors and others develop clinical
depression seemingly out of the blue. Clinical depression is a very
common illness that affects approximately 3-5% of the population at
any one time. There is a 20% chance of having an episode of clinical
depression at some point in one's life.
Robin Levinson and Roger Granet explore the latest information about
depression, including symptoms and treatments in their easy-to-use
and comprehensive If You Think You Have Depression: A Dell Guide to
Mental Health.
The Depression Sourcebook
by Brian P. Quinn, PhD
McGraw-Hill; 2nd edition (April 1, 2000)
The Depression Sourcebook is a complete guide to understanding mood
disorders, including what can be done to lessen symptoms and alleviate
suspected causes. This revised second edition provides new information
on psychotherapy, bipolar disorders, depression in children and elderly
people, medicines, and treatment options such as exercise and nutrition.
The Depression Workbook:
A Guide for Living with Depression and Manic
Depression
by Mary Ellen Copeland, Matthew McKay PhD.
New Harbinger Publications; 2nd edition (January 9, 2002)
This bestselling workbook provides interactive exercises that help
readers take responsibility for their own wellness and teach essential
coping skills, such as tracking and controlling moods, building a
support system, increasing self-confidence and self-esteem, avoiding
conditions that can exacerbate mood swings, and using relaxation,
diet, and exercise to stabilize moods.
A major feature of the second edition is a new chapter that details
a step-by-step process to help readers develop their own plan for
managing symptoms and staying well. The second edition also contains
an updated list of resources, including an extensive list of helpful
Web resources, as well as expanded material on specific treatment
strategies and updated resources for mental health professionals.
The Peace of Mind Prescription:
An Authoritative Guide to Finding
the Most Effective Treatment for Anxiety and Depression
by Dennis Charney, Charles Nemeroff, Stephen R. Braun
Houghton Mifflin (April 26, 2004)
Inspired by their work with patients and patient-advocacy groups,
the psychiatrists Dennis S. Charney and Charles B. Nemeroff are on
a mission to help everyone get the best treatment available. Stressing
that any treatment must be tailored to the individual, The Peace of
Mind Prescription details the full array of medically approved drugs
and therapies, highlights the latest breakthroughs, and explores future
possibilities. It advocates treating most adults with a combination
of psychotherapy and medicine and confirms the link between serious
anxiety and depression and physical diseases.
The authors examine the controversial question of treating children
with medicine, and they provide vital information specific to both
sexes and all ages. The Peace of Mind Prescription arms readers with
resources to assess claims made for both mainstream and alternative
treatments. It features inspiring stories of patients who have overcome
their anxiety and depression disorders. Fresh, authoritative, and
empowering, this book is a prescription that can aid everyone in need.
Telling Is Risky Business:
The Experience of Mental Illness Stigma
by Otto F. Wahl
Rutgers University Press (December 1, 1999)
In this book, Wahl (psychology, George Mason University) examines
and summarizes what mental health patients have to say about their
experiences of stigma, with the goal of increasing public and professional
understanding.
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Treating Generalized Anxiety Disorder:
Evidence-Based Strategies,
Tools, and Techniques
by Jayne L. Rygh, William C. Sanderson
The Guilford Press (June 14, 2004)
This highly practical manual provides evidence-based tools and techniques
for assessing and treating clients with generalized anxiety disorder
(GAD). Proven cognitive-behavioral interventions are described in
rich, step-by-step detail, together with illustrative case examples.
With an emphasis on both accountability and flexibility, the clinician
is guided to select from available options, weave them into individualized
treatment plans, and troubleshoot problems that may arise.
For those clients who do not respond well to CBT alone, the book
also offers a chapter on cutting-edge supplementary interventions
that have shown promise in preliminary clinical trials. Special features
include a wealth of reproducible materials—over 25 client handouts
and forms, assessment tools, and more—presented in a convenient
large-size format.
Willow Weep for Me:
A Black Woman's Journey Through Depression
by M N-A D
One World/Ballantine (February 22, 1999)
This moving memoir of an African-American woman's lifelong fight
to identify and overcome depression offers an inspirational story
of healing and emergence. Wrapped within Danquah's engaging account
of this universal affliction is rare and insightful testimony about
what it means to be black, female, and battling depression in a society
that often idealizes black women as strong, nurturing caregivers.
A startlingly honest, elegantly rendered depiction of depression,
Willow Weep for Me calls out to all women who suffer in silence with
a life-affirming message of recovery. Meri Danquah rises from the
pages, a true survivor, departing a world of darkness and reclaiming
her life.
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