Out of the shadows : revealing the path to recovery

Litzsinger, Mark (author.). Hamaker, Sarah, (author.).

Summary:

Imagine living in a darkness so deep, you can't eat well, you can't sleep well, you can't concentrate on anything for very long -- in short, your life is not as it once was. Depression often feels like moving through a fog so thick it envelopes every aspect of your entire life. Depression had its claws in Mark Litzsinger for years, but by taking the hands offered to him from family, friends, and medical professionals, he was able to climb out of the shadows and back into his life. You too can make the same journey. This updated book provides a hand to hold as you deal with depression. It is designed to help you -- and your family, friends, and doctors -- understand the disease and develop a plan for getting the best care to overcome depression. --Publisher's description.

Record details

ISBN: 9780998020402
ISBN: 0998020400
Physical Description: xiv, 209 pages ; 23 cm
Publisher: [United States] : RML Press, [2018]
Copyright: ©2018

Content descriptions

General Note:	Updated with additional content.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-195).
Formatted Contents Note:	The disease. A brief history of depression ; Depression's stigma ; Depression's impact on children, teens, and college students ; Depression's impact on patients ; Depression's impact on families -- The doctors. Doctors and depression ; Patients, doctors, and depression ; Families, doctors, and depression -- The treatment. Depression treatments in the twentieth century ; Depression treatments in the twenty-first century ; Depression treatments of the future ; Electroconvulsive shock therapy and depression ; Talk therapy and depression ; Animal therapy and depression ; Exercise and depression ; Nutrition and depression ; Patients and depression treatment ; Families and depression treatment -- The recovery. Patients and recovery from depression ; Families and recovery from depression -- Conclusion.