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Title: Breaking the Patterns of Depression by Michael D. Yapko ISBN: 0-385-48370-8 Publisher: Main Street Books Pub. Date: 15 September, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.55 (20 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Must Buy
Comment: This book is fantastic! Not only does Dr. Yapko spend time discussing the patterns of thinking and/or behavior which make one prone to depression, he goes beyond that to tell the reader how to change that thinking and behavior. He points out that people suffering from depression want to change, but many times lack the knowledge and skills to change. In this fabulous book he provides clear explanations and practical exercises for changing old patterns of thinking and behavior. In other words, he shows you "how" in "how to not be depressed." And he goes beyond trite cliches to do it.
This is the best book on depression I have ever read. He clearly put into 330 pages what two years of psychotherapy had made visible only dimly. This is an active book. To get the most out of it, do the exercises in thinking. You won't regret this purchase. I highly recommend it.
Rating: 5
Summary: A MUST READ for anyone with depression
Comment: For about eight years now, I have suffered tremendously with depression. I've been on Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Wellbutrin, and Effexor. There have been several suicide attempt as well. I was a complete wreck.
Thanks to this book, I can finally use the term WAS to describe my depression. The skills learned were so foreign to me, that at first, it seemed strange to attempt to do the exercises suggested in the book, but after about a week, I started noticing serious results. I've been using the techniques described in this book for almost two months now, and I've never felt better.
This book is NOT a mushy, feel good about yourself book, nor is it a book that will get to rehash old resentments, but rather one that helps you to see the world in a realistic way, and take control of those things that now have control over you and shouldn't. God has given all of us so much, including the right to determine how we want to live, and there is no reason to allow depression, or anything else to take that from us.
Order the book as soon as you can, and join those of us who can thank Dr. Yapko for helping us regain happiness in our lives.
Rating: 5
Summary: Perfect Compliment to Richard O'Connor's
Comment: In a seperate review I rated "Undoing Depression" with 5 stars and I give this book the same enthusiastic 5 star rating. Both books emphasize the need for depressed people to improve their lives and both books provide valuable information that will help accomplish this. Yapko seems to place a lot of importance upon cognitive therapy - depressed people almost invariably show errors in their thought processes that are harmful and teaching the depressed person to identify and correct these distortions is often the best way to accomplish rapid and lasting mental health. Often medications are needed, but using medications alone may help with the symptoms while not helping the patient to develop coping skills that are often needed in order to get at the root of the problem, and whereas insights alone may not be particularly helpful coping skills are. The book is well written with "Learning by Doing" excercises, and I like the way Yapko places emphasis upon understanding the various PATTERNS of depression for what they are, naming them, and helping the reader to recognize these patterns - to see them coming for what they are and to challenge them effectively (Chapter 2's title "Less Analysis, More Action"). I also think that many people will benefit from the section that focuses on common belief systems that can be harmful (e.g., "Everything happens for a reason") and helps the reader to move beyond noncritical acceptance of thought patterns and overgeneralizations. I agree with other reviewers that there is no replacement for professional help, and medications may be necessary, but I also think that many mildly to moderately depressed people will beneift greatly from owning these two books.
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Title: Undoing Depression: What Therapy Doesn't Teach You and Medication Can't Give You by Richard O'Connor ISBN: 0425166791 Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group Pub. Date: 01 January, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: What to Do When Someone You Love Is Depressed by Mitch Golant, Susan K. Golant ISBN: 080505829X Publisher: Owl Books (NY) Pub. Date: 01 April, 1998 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Self-Coaching: How to Heal Anxiety and Depression by Joseph J. Luciani ISBN: 0471387371 Publisher: Wiley Pub. Date: 12 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Hand-Me-Down Blues: How to Stop Depression from Spreading in Families by Michael D., Ph.D. Yapko ISBN: 0312263325 Publisher: Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 01 July, 2000 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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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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