Self-Management of Depression

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), every 40 seconds a person dies by suicide somewhere in the world and over 800,000 people die due to suicide every year. When it comes to therapeutic approaches that have shown to reduce suicide attempts, there are only a handful of evidence-based treatments. One of these treatments is cognitive-behavioral therapy (Brown & Jager-Hyman, 2014). A safety plan is a key element of the cognitive-behavioral approaches that has been widely and effectively used for preventing suicide. In a nutshell, a safety plan is a document that is developed though collaboration between the person at risk of suicide and a treatment provider and consists of a prioritized written list of coping strategies and supportive resources that a suicidal person can use before or during a suicidal crisis (Stanley & Brown, 2008). A study comparing Safety Planning Intervention with usual care found a 45% reduction in suicidal behaviors and the double the odds...

You probably have heard or read a few self-help books on depression. Here's a new book  The Complete Guide to Self-Management of Depression ,  which to date is the most comprehensive self-help book on depression, and will change how depression is treated in the future. What makes this book different from others is highlighted by the following features unique to this book: 1. Depression is a complex illness, which presents in a myriad of ways and almost 60-70% people treated with antidepressants fail to achieve a symptom-free state when first treated with these medications. The treatment of depression cannot be pigeon-holed into one or two kinds of treatment modalities. This book offers the reader a broad menu of options for self-management of depression above and beyond medications. 2. Self-management is increasingly becoming the standard of care in people with long-standing medical conditions. Self-management puts one in the driver's seat with regards...

You probably have heard or read a few self-help books on depression. Here's a new book The Complete Guide to Self-Management of Depression: Practical and Proven Methods , which to date is the most comprehensive self-help book on depression, and will change how depression is treated in the future. What makes this book different from others is highlighted by the following features unique to this book: 1. Depression is a complex illness, which presents in a myriad of ways and almost 60-70% people treated with antidepressants fail to achieve a symptom-free state when first treated with these medications. The treatment of depression cannot be pigeon-holed into one or two kinds of treatment modalities. This book offers the reader a broad menu of options for self-management of depression above and beyond medications. 2. Self-management is increasingly becoming the standard of care in people with long-standing medical conditions. Self-management puts one in the driver...