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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811378203321

Autore

Ridge Damien

Titolo

Recovery from depression using the narrative approach [[electronic resource] ] : a guide for doctors, complementary therapists, and mental health professionals / / Damien Ridge

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2009

ISBN

1-282-05931-9

9786612059315

1-84642-878-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (210 p.)

Disciplina

616.85270651

Soggetti

Depression, Mental - Alternative treatment

Narrative medicine

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pp. 193-202) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Recovery from Depression Using the Narrative Approach;  A Guide for Doctors, Complementary Therapists and Mental Health Professionals; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface: About this Book; 1 Introduction; 2 Life Prior to a Diagnosis; 3 The Experience of Depression; 4 Recovering from Depression; 5 Medical Tools; 6 Non-Medical Recovery Tools; 7 Health Professionals as Recovery Allies; 8 Talking Therapies; 9 Summing It Up; Appendix Participant Biographical Details; References; Recommended Reading; Subject Index; Author Index

Sommario/riassunto

The book explores people's experiences of depression, recovery and available treatments. Ridge explains how, by selecting a variety of 'narrative tools', such as talking therapies, people can take control of their condition. By choosing more helpful narratives, they can gain a greater insight into depression, self-management and long-term recovery.