The Depression Workbook

From best-selling author Mary Ellen Copeland comes the second edition of The Depression Workbook,which includes new, research-based self-help strategies for taking charge of depression and developing a wellness recovery action plan.

ISBN10: 157224268X
ISBN13: 9781572242685
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: 20011201
Publisher: NewHarbinger
Binding: Paperback
SKU: 9781572242685
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From the best-selling author, Mary Ellen Copeland, comes the Second Edition of The Depression Workbook. Learn to practice the latest research-based self-help strategies to relieve depression and address other mental health issues including how to:

•Take responsibility for your own wellness
•Use charts to track and control your moods
•Find helpful care providers
•Build a system of mutual support
•Increase self-confidence and self-esteem
•Use relaxation, diet, exercise, and light to stabilize your moods
•Avoid conditions that can worsen your symptoms.

A new chapter guides readers through developing your own plan for managing symptoms and staying well. This process, known as the Wellness Recovery Plan (WRAP), was developed by a group of people who experience depression, or manic depression and/or have other mental health concerns and who now report that this plan helped them relieve their symptoms and improve the quality of their lives.

This edition is updated in all areas including new medical and holistic perspectives and extensive lists of helpful resources and Web sites that will assist you in your journey to wellness. By letting you share more than a hundred case stories and empowering you with the most current therapeutic strategies, The Depression Workbook, Second Edition will give you insight, energy, and hope.