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Title: Good Mood: The New Psychology of Overcoming Depression by Julian L. Simon ISBN: 0-8126-9098-2 Publisher: Open Court Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 March, 1993 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.95

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Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (6 reviews)

Rating: 4
Summary: Anti-whining strategy for fighting depression
Comment: For some reason, perhaps because many intellectuals suffer from and write about it, depression has become a trendy psychological affliction among people who by objective criteria have little to complain about.

Julian L. Simon suffered from depression for many years, yet he was able to defeat it through an eclectic approach incorporating ideas from his Jewish cultural background, cognitive therapy, existential therapy, Eastern philosophy and other sources. It's refreshing to find someone who emphasizes that depression derives from an unhealthy form of self-absorption that needs to be disputed vigorously. Stop making comparisons between your actual life and some hypothetical "ideal" life; recognize that you have an obligation to provide an emotionally healthy environment for the people you love; cultivate the values that conflict with your depression. In general, take action against your depression instead of selfishly wallowing in it.

Although Simon mentions his economics research only in passing in _Good Mood_, I also recommend reading his books about the positive trends in the environment, population and general material well-being to provide some cognitive support for a better attitude towards the human prospect.

Rating: 5
Summary: Comprehensive
Comment: The premise of Simon's theory is that depression is due to our tendency to compare ourselves to others, how we used to be, what we hope to be, etc. It sounds simplistic, but the book is actually very comprehensive. Rather than making generalizations about all depressed people, he details many different methods and combinations of methods so that you can choose the ones that will work for you.

Rating: 5
Summary: chapter 12
Comment: lofas

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