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Helping others with depression : words to say, things to do
Noonan, Susan J.
Paper Book
A comprehensive guide to how family members and friends can help someone who has depression. Mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder are biologic conditions of the mind and body that affect our everyday functioning, thoughts, feelings, and actions. Often devastating...
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This close to happy : a reckoning with depression
Merkin, Daphne
Paper Book
This Close to Happy is the rare, vividly personal account of what it feels like to suffer from clinical depression, written from a woman's perspective and informed by an acute understanding of the implications of this disease over a lifetime. Taking off from essays on depression she has...
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A cure for darkness : the story of depression and how we treat it
Riley, Alex (Science writer)
Paper Book
A fascinating, "rich, and generous" (Financial Times) look at the treatment of depression by an award-winning science writer that blends popular science, narrative history, and memoir. Is depression a persistent low mood, or is it a range...
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Breaking through depression : a guide to the next generation of promising research and revolutionary new treatments
Gold, Philip W.
Paper Book
"A thorough, up-to-date, and upbeat introduction to current scientific thinking about mood disorders and their treatment. An important resource for patients and their families--and for anyone curious about progress in psychiatric research."―Peter D. Kramer, Listening to Prozac
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The self-healing mind : an essential five-step practice for overcoming anxiety and depression, and revitalizing your life
Brown, Gregory Scott
Paper Book
Self-care is a powerful, evidence-based medicine for the mind. Mental health is the driving force behind every decision we make--how we live, work, and love. Many of us suffer from depression and anxiety, which impede our choices and quality of life, and despite the...
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Lost connections : uncovering the real causes of depression-- and the unexpected solutions
Hari, Johann
Paper Book
The New York Times bestseller from the author of Chasing the Scream, offering a radical new way of thinking about depression and anxiety. There was a mystery haunting award-winning investigative journalist Johann Hari. He was thirty-nine years old, and almost...
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The scar : a personal history of depression and recovery
Cregan, Mary
Paper Book
At the age of twenty-seven, married, living in New York, and working in book design, Mary Cregan gives birth to her first child, a daughter she names Anna. But it's apparent that something is terribly wrong, and two days later, Anna dies--plunging Cregan into suicidal despair. Decades...
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It's lonely at the centre of the earth : an auto-bio-graphic-novel
Thorogood, Zoe
Paper Book
A provacative graphic memoir perfect for fans of Allie Brosh's Solutions and Other Problems - Thorogood is the winner of the 2023 Russ Manning Most Promising Newcomer Award - Nominated for two 2023 Eisner Awards in the Best Graphic Memoir and Best Writer/Artist...
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Dog medicine : how my dog saved me from myself
Barton, Julie
Paper Book
An honest and deeply moving debut memoir about a young woman's battle with depression and how her dog saved her life A New York Times Bestseller "Dog Medicine simply has to be your next must-read." --Cheryl Strayed At twenty-two...
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The hilarious world of depression
Moe, John
Paper Book
One of Today's Ten Best Inspirational Books, 2020 By the creator and host of the acclaimed mental health podcast Depresh Mode with John Moe "[A] path to deeper understanding and openness, by way of laughter in the dark" ―The New York Times Book Review
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Life B : overcoming double depression : a memoir
Patrick, Bethanne Kelly
Paper Book
A bracing and fresh look at a lifelong struggle with depression and mental illness Plagued by depression her entire life, it wasn't until her early fifties that writer and book critic Bethanne Patrick, advocating for her own care, received a medical diagnosis that would set her...
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