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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
It is a self-help book, but it`s so easy to read, practical and helpful! I can recommend it as a clinical psychologist:)
[2008 version, paperback]
VERDICT: 5 stars. To date, one of the most useful books I've read on the subject of depression. Mostly covers non-pharmaceutical approaches (basically, cognitive behavioral therapy or similar/tangential treatments), and later touches on the commonly used pharmaceuticals.
There's a lot to take in here, so don't rush through it. I liked the specific patient examples, and how the author didn't mind revealing "mistakes" he's made in the past with patients suffering from depression.
Note: there are likely newer, updated versions out there. The 2008 one I read was good, but some of the pharmaceutical info was already slightly dated when I read it around 2010.
PS: I had 2 copies of this book. Both were "borrowed" by friends who were interested. I never saw either copy again, so I suppose that's an endorsement of sorts.
VERDICT: 5 stars. To date, one of the most useful books I've read on the subject of depression. Mostly covers non-pharmaceutical approaches (basically, cognitive behavioral therapy or similar/tangential treatments), and later touches on the commonly used pharmaceuticals.
There's a lot to take in here, so don't rush through it. I liked the specific patient examples, and how the author didn't mind revealing "mistakes" he's made in the past with patients suffering from depression.
Note: there are likely newer, updated versions out there. The 2008 one I read was good, but some of the pharmaceutical info was already slightly dated when I read it around 2010.
PS: I had 2 copies of this book. Both were "borrowed" by friends who were interested. I never saw either copy again, so I suppose that's an endorsement of sorts.
challenging
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
First two parts are an excellent read on the theory of cognitive psychology and I would recommend them to everyone. Latter parts are more specific and deal with various ways of fighting depression. While overall the book is really good (especially considering how shitty most books on psychology are), towards the end it gets a little stale as the same things are repeated a lot.
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
So many actionable “activities” in this book. Absolutely invaluable resource. And not too over-the-too sciencey either. Very easy to digest the information presented in this book.
The author was also writing in a way that was just encouraging enough without being pushy. He got me to challenge my thinking/behavior patterns without making feel ashamed. I felt perfectly supported by this book.
The author was also writing in a way that was just encouraging enough without being pushy. He got me to challenge my thinking/behavior patterns without making feel ashamed. I felt perfectly supported by this book.
First ever "real" self help book so by default the best I have ever read.
In all seriousness, there's some excellent exercises in this book. I picked this up on a whim when I looked and felt incredibly incredibly awful. Every time I read it, I started feeling good about myself. I'm gonna admit that having that oppressive veil of depression lift and being told that my way of thinking is not actually reality all the time really gave me some relief, and this book continued (and is continuing) to help me through some very difficult times. I think I'll keep re-reading it and doing the exercises to the best of my ability. The length of this book never even crossed my mind because I really was hanging on almost every word.
Thank you, it really was helpful.
In all seriousness, there's some excellent exercises in this book. I picked this up on a whim when I looked and felt incredibly incredibly awful. Every time I read it, I started feeling good about myself. I'm gonna admit that having that oppressive veil of depression lift and being told that my way of thinking is not actually reality all the time really gave me some relief, and this book continued (and is continuing) to help me through some very difficult times. I think I'll keep re-reading it and doing the exercises to the best of my ability. The length of this book never even crossed my mind because I really was hanging on almost every word.
Thank you, it really was helpful.
I will be reading this again in the future, it is extremely helpful and informative about CBT and depression.
The cognitive behavior therapy part is great. The last two chapters are extensively about how antidepressant medications are theorized to work and their side effects, so I skimmed it. I believe that info is also outdated.
informative
slow-paced
Very helpful book on managing your emotions if you are very emotional (as is my case). There are some sections specific to depression that I skipped as they weren't relevant to me.