This is a very comprehensive book particularly in the areas of depression, self talk and antidepressant medications.
The book contains depression tests and discusses how to use depression testing before and while trying medications to assess the effectiveness of treatments. I liked the clear quantitative definitions provided for what 'not being depressed' should be, which is pretty unique and useful, I thought.
There is heaps of info about antidepressants, and the author openly discusses the commons misconceptions and myths about antidepressant meds. If anyone is considering or afraid of considering an antidepressant, I highly recommend this book. It will certainly help you to work out whether an antidepressant might be worth trying. The author doesn't suggest that antidepressants are the only way to beat depression though, I think he takes a balanced attitude.
This book is great for learning some more in depth and elaborate self talk skills. Although some of the suggested self talk strategies may be overkill, they can be applied to specific situations which can reveal some very interesting underlying themes in thinking that may have been hidden.
This book is geared more toward depression than anxiety, but integrates smoothly with the AA&D program.
The only warning I'd offer, is that some of the experiences the author describes with his suicidal patients may be disturbing to some readers. But, having said that, he is very frank in talking about those issues and doesn't 'beat around the bush' when it comes to sensitive issues, which I think is critical.
Posts: 146 | Location: Central Japan | Registered: August 15, 2006
In his new book When Panic Attacks: The New, Drug-Free Anxiety Therapy That Can Change Your Life Burns states that antidepressants are no more effective than placebos and questions the whole imbalanced brain chemical theory of anxiety and depression. I've only read the first few chapters, but the new book looks very good.
hey there dudes, did the burns dude have depression or gad or both? did he take meds for it? i don't know which book to read. my depression is bad right now. doing another med change. did the book help either of you? anita
David Burns was a researcher in psychology but changed paths and became a clinical psychologist treating patients. I think he is one of the big names in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and his books are mostly CBT based.
The new book "When Panic Attacks" is anxiety specific so maybe "Feeling Good" is a better choice for you. "Feeling Good" also has a companion book called "The Feeling Good Handbook", and both are both highly rated on Amazon.com.
I haven't read any of these all the way through. I had "Feeling Good" a long time ago, probably when the first edition came out, but it didn't help me because I didn't really want to work on my depression back then and was in complete denial about my anxiety. I was still hoping for a quick fix.
I hope you can find some way out of the depression soon. I don't know if these books will help but they can't hurt.
I just want to second this review. This book has helped me for years. I think it can help a lot with daily living especially after this intense program.
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Originally posted by Frank in Japan: This is a very comprehensive book particularly in the areas of depression, self talk and antidepressant medications.
The book contains depression tests and discusses how to use depression testing before and while trying medications to assess the effectiveness of treatments. I liked the clear quantitative definitions provided for what 'not being depressed' should be, which is pretty unique and useful, I thought.
There is heaps of info about antidepressants, and the author openly discusses the commons misconceptions and myths about antidepressant meds. If anyone is considering or afraid of considering an antidepressant, I highly recommend this book. It will certainly help you to work out whether an antidepressant might be worth trying. The author doesn't suggest that antidepressants are the only way to beat depression though, I think he takes a balanced attitude.
This book is great for learning some more in depth and elaborate self talk skills. Although some of the suggested self talk strategies may be overkill, they can be applied to specific situations which can reveal some very interesting underlying themes in thinking that may have been hidden.
This book is geared more toward depression than anxiety, but integrates smoothly with the AA&D program.
The only warning I'd offer, is that some of the experiences the author describes with his suicidal patients may be disturbing to some readers. But, having said that, he is very frank in talking about those issues and doesn't 'beat around the bush' when it comes to sensitive issues, which I think is critical.
Posts: 9 | Location: Cincinnati | Registered: December 20, 2006
A little late to this topic....but I read the book before even hearing of this program. When I first got Lucinda's program, I recoginized a lot of the same techniques in both the book and this program, which prompted me to start Lucinda's program. Thanks for posting this; that book helped me and I'm going to look for it tonite at home and read again.
Posts: 27 | Location: South | Registered: June 23, 2005
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