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Beating Depression: The Journey to Hope
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Beating Depression: The Journey to Hope Paperback - 2002 - 1st Edition

by Jackson-Triche, Maga

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Written by nationally recognized experts in the field, "Beating Depression" arms sufferers and their families with the knowledge and tools they need to recognize depression and make informed choices about its treatment and management.

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  • Title Beating Depression: The Journey to Hope
  • Author Jackson-Triche, Maga
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 224
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher McGraw-Hill Companies
  • Date 2002-05-20
  • Features Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 0071376275.G
  • ISBN 9780071376273 / 0071376275
  • Weight 0.66 lbs (0.30 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.94 x 6.08 x 0.6 in (22.71 x 15.44 x 1.52 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Depressed persons, Depression, Mental
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002510746
  • Dewey Decimal Code 616.852

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Offers new hope to the more than 17 million Americans who suffer from depression

Written by nationally recognized experts in the field, Beating Depression arms sufferers and their families with the knowledge and tools they need to recognize depression and make informed choices about its treatment and management. The authors explore the latest findings on the causes of depression and the treatments currently available, including medications and psychotherapeutic approaches. Readers get checklists, quizzes, and other powerful self-assessment tools to help determine if they are actually suffering from depression and to what clinical degree. And they get expert guidance on how to find help and work with physicians and mental health professionals to develop a treatment plan and to cope with problems that can arise during treatment.

From the rear cover

"This is an easy-to-read, up-to-date book full of useful information from three of our country's most respected researchers/practitioners in the area of depression. It carries a powerful message of hope for those who suffer with depression, for their families and friends."--Rosalynn Carter

The latest advancements in therapy, medication and self-treatment provide depression sufferers with an array of newfound hope!

If you or someone you care about are one of the nearly 10 million Americans who suffer from untreated depression, this book is a first step to alleviating the pain and misery depression can bring. The newest approaches to treating depression mean you are just a proper diagnosis and the right treatment plan away from rediscovering the lifestyle you want to lead.

In Beating Depression, nationally recognized practitioners/researchers at UCLA, Maga Jackson-Triche, Kenneth B. Wells and Katherine Minnium, equip you with the knowledge and tools to get the upper hand on those feelings of hopelessness. Beating Depression provides expert advice and guidance on how to find a mental health professional, what pharmacology and therapy approaches are available, and a host of skills that you can use each day to conquer depression. You'll also find self-assessment tools to help you gauge your depression, as well as many inspiring true stories from people of all walks who have tackled there own depression problems.

Beating Depression assures you that you're not alone in your battle and arms you with the insight into everything you'll need in the quest to regain the happiness and joy in your life.

About the author

Maga E. Jackson-Triche, M.D., M.P.H., is on the faculty of the UCLA School of Medicine. She is also a member of the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute's Health Services Research Center. Dr. Jackson-Triche and her coauthors participated in a landmark depression treatment study funded by the prestigious RAND Institute.

Kenneth B. Wells, M.D., M.P.H., is a professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences at the UCLA School of Medicine, director of the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute's Health Services Research Center, and a senior scientist at RAND.

Katherine Minnium is a research manager and public relations director for the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute's Health Services Research Center.