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Title: Active Treatment of Depression by Richard O'Connor ISBN: 0-393-70322-3 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: 15 January, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)
Rating: 5
Summary: A wonderful book, not just for therapists
Comment: I bought O'Connor's first book, "Undoing Depression," in hardcover when it came out, and I found it immensely helpful at a time when I was suffering and struggling a lot. I have since recommended that book to many others dealing with depression who wanted to learn more about the disorder and what they can do to get better. When this second book came out, I glanced at it, noticed that it was written for mental health professionals, and put it back on the shelf. Some time later I picked it up again and to my pleasant surprise found that most of the material is appropriate and accessible for educated laypeople. In fact, for me, this may be an even better book than "Undoing Depression" because it has a clearer, narrower focus, i.e. the "active treatment" of depression, it omits some of the more general background material found in the first book, it squarely emphasizes what the depressed person can "do" to get better, and because O'Connor's writing and voice are more polished and self-assured.
The parts of the book that are directly applicable to the depressive himself or herself are well-written and sensible. The reader comes away from the book with a clear sense of what he or she can do to feel better, and how to deal with the things that get in the way of a person doing what needs to be done, and doing it consistently. For example, O'Connor explains how and why part of the patient doesn't want to get better, and how that problem can be addressed. O'Connor also recognizes that non-directive therapy creates problems for many depressives, and he understands that we often need help from a therapist with structure, organization, prioritizing, and simplifying and getting started on tasks. But the parts written for the therapist reader can be equally helpful. For example, in reading sections on how and why patients resist doing the things they need to do to get well, the lay reader is likely to recognize some of his or her own tendencies, and armed with a better understanding of those barriers to successful treatment the reader is in a better position to benefit from therapy and self-help.
This is not a book for non-professionals who have no background in depression. There are other, better books for "beginners," including O'Connor's first book. But, for sufferers who want to move beyond the basics and take a seriously active role in their own treatment, I don't think there's a better book on the market.
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Title: Undoing Depression: What Therapy Doesn't Teach You and Medication Can't Give You by Richard O'Connor, Richard O'Conner ISBN: 0425166791 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: January, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Breaking the Patterns of Depression by Michael D. Yapko ISBN: 0385483708 Publisher: Main Street Books Pub. Date: 15 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Hand-Me-Down Blues : How to Stop Depression from Spreading in Families by Michael D. Yapko ISBN: 0312263325 Publisher: Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 14 July, 2000 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Self-Coaching: How to Heal Anxiety and Depression by Joseph J. Luciani ISBN: 0471387371 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 12 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Feeling Good : The New Mood Therapy by David D. Burns ISBN: 0380810336 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 05 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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