{"product_id":"coping-with-depression-from-catch-22-to-hope-9781585622115","title":"Coping With Depression: From Catch-22 to Hope","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDistilling years of experience in educating psychiatric patients and their families about depression, Jon Allen has written a practical book that addresses the challenges depressed patients face on the road to recovery. Allen advocates approaching depression by focusing on the importance of hope, and he helps patients understand depression through two simple ideas: catch-22 and stress pileup. \u003c\/p\u003e \t\t\t\t\t\u003cp\u003eThis book conveys how the symptoms of depression impede all the things depressed persons must do to recover, thus defusing self-criticism while encouraging patients to take satisfaction in small steps toward improvement. And the concept of stress pileup encompasses a developmental perspective respecting the full range of accumulated biological, psychological, and interpersonal stresses that play into depression. This broad understanding helps patients become more compassionate toward themselves and puts them in a stronger position to make use of professional care.\u003c\/p\u003e \t\t\t\t\t\u003cp\u003e \t\t\t\t\t\t\u003ci\u003eCoping With Depression\u003c\/i\u003e is written for a general audience, including depressed persons and their family members, as well as professionals seeking a readable integration of current knowledge that they can use to educate their patients. Although written in nontechnical language, the book provides a sophisticated and comprehensive understanding of the psychological development of depression, the neurobiology of the illness, and the full range of evidence-based treatment modalities. All material is buttressed by extensive references to theoretical, clinical, and research literature.\u003c\/p\u003e \t\t\t\t\t\u003cp\u003e \t\t\t\t\t\t\u003ci\u003eCoping With Depression\u003c\/i\u003e emphasizes the concept of agency, encouraging readers to take an active role in their recovery. Countering today's trend toward exclusive reliance on antidepressant medication, the book employs the perspective of developmental psychopathology to integrate psychosocial and neurobiological knowledge. The book explains how biological vulnerability is intertwined with stress stemming from insecure attachment, childhood adversity, stressful life events, emotional conflicts, and problems in close relationships. Going far beyond the \"chemical imbalance,\" the author illustrates how the experience of depression is linked to changes in patterns of brain activity as evidenced by neuroimaging studies. \u003ci\u003eCoping With Depression\u003c\/i\u003e will help readers\u003cbr\u003e \t\t\t\t\t\t\u003cbr\u003e• understand the development of depression from a biopsychosocial perspective\u003cbr\u003e• appreciate how depression is compounded by related conditions, including bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, substance abuse, personality disorders, general medical conditions, and suicidal states\u003cbr\u003e• understand how recovering from depression entails working on many fronts, including improving physical health, participating in pleasurable activities, countering negative thinking, resolving internal conflicts, and-above all-establishing more stable and secure attachment relationships\u003cbr\u003e• become knowledgeable about the treatment options that facilitate coping, including cognitive-behavioral, interpersonal, and psychodynamic psychotherapy as well as medication and combined treatment\u003cbr\u003e• appreciate the centrality of hope in recovery from depression and the challenges to hope that depression poses  \u003c\/p\u003e \t\t\t\t\t\u003cp\u003eTo maintain hope, patients, their family members, and clinicians must face the seriousness of the illness of depression and the daunting obstacles to recovery, including catch-22 in all of its manifestations. Throughout the book, Allen reiterates the theme of agency: depressed persons can use their intelligence to understand their illness and do something to recover and remain well, making use of help from others along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAllen's excellent book is written for individuals who want to better understand their own depressive illness; however, his overview of the current research is sophisticated enough to benefit even seasoned clinicians who work with mood disorders. . . . Allen's chapter on the changes in brain functioning with depression is masterful. The complex terrain and activity of the brain is described in a focused style that provides relevant and illuminating detail.\u003c\/p\u003e * PsycCRITIQUES *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e[Allen] masterfully walks through a variety of topics, like genetic predisposition, early childhood development, and stress as contributors to depression. . . . He gently exposes the patient's responsibility for change as a reason for hope rather than self-blame. Allen uses the most recent research on chronic depression and communicates it in a user-friendly way. The clinician can trust that the volume offers the patient the best available information in a sensitive manner.\u003c\/p\u003e * Doody's Book Review Service *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003cbr\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003ePart I: GROUNDWORK\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. Depression\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. Between a Rock and a Hard Place\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. Agency and Elbow Room\u003cbr\u003ePart II: DEVELOPMENT\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. Constitution\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. Attachment\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. Childhood Adversity\u003cbr\u003ePart III: PRECIPITANTS\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. Stressful Events\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8. Internal Stress\u003cbr\u003ePart IV: ILLNESS\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9. Brain and Body\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10. Related Disorders\u003cbr\u003ePart V: COPING WITH CATCH-22\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11. Health\u003cbr\u003eChapter 12. Flexible Thinking\u003cbr\u003eChapter 13. Supportive Relationships\u003cbr\u003eChapter 14. Integrating Treatment\u003cbr\u003eChapter 15. Hope\u003cbr\u003eGlossary\u003cbr\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003eSuggested Readings\u003cbr\u003eAppendix: Internet Resources: Information on Depression and Related Topics\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"American Psychiatric Association Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51863460905303,"sku":"9781585622115","price":41.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/coping-with-depression-from-catch-22-to-hope-9781585622115","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}