Active Treatment of Depression
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- Publisher : W.W.Norton
- Published : January 2001
- Category :
Individual Psychotherapy - Catalogue No : 11839
- ISBN 13 : 9780393703221
- ISBN 10 : 0393703223
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Richard O'Connor, a therapist who suffers from depression, shows that depressed people have trouble digging themselves out of one episode or warding off the next because they have become adept at the "skills of depression" such as denying, procrastinating and intellectualizing.
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Depression, a chronic, recurring illness, affects twenty percent of the population. O'Connor, a therapist who suffers from depression, shows that depressed people have trouble digging themselves out of one episode or warding off the next because they have become adept at the "skills of depression," such as denying, procrastinating, and intellectualizing. Actively playing mentor, coach, cheerleader, and nurturer, therapists can engage patients' emotions, mitigate the effects of shame, and help them see connections between what happens in their lives and how they feel inside.
"It is to Richard O'Connor's credit that he is able to capture and articulate the complexity of depression, and that he can model through his style of writing the flexibility and skill needed to manage the disorder intelligently. He provides an appropriate skepticism about what we think we know from depression research, and a healthy optimism that depression can be defeated."
-MICHAEL D. YAPKO, PH.D., AUTHOR OF BREAKING THE PATTERNS OF DEPRESSION AND HAND-ME-DOWN BLUES: HOW TO STOP DEPRESSION FROM SPREADING IN FAMILIES
"Richard O'Connor is back to tell it like it is about depression, this time writing an eye-opening, engaging volume for the professional..Often moving with personal insights and vignettes, O'Connor provides clinicians the opportunity to enrich their skills in dealing with people who are depressed and provides realistic hope in the treatment and recovery from depression."
-JOHN M. GROHOL, PSY.D., CAPE COD INSITUTE
About the Author
Richard O'Connor, who lives in Lakeville, CT, also wrote Undoing Depression.
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