Understanding the Depressions A Companion for Sufferers, Relatives and Counsellors.

Bramley, Wyn.

Understanding the Depressions A Companion for Sufferers, Relatives and Counsellors. - Portland : Free Association Books Limited, (c)2020. - 1 online resource (150 pages)

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Intro -- What Are "The Depressions"? -- What Causes "The Depressions"? -- Two Stories, Big 'D' and Little 'd' -- Types of Depression -- The Mainly Psychiatric Perspective -- Types of Depression -- The Psychological Perspective -- The Psychological Perspective Continued -- Two Counselling Stories -- Treatments for the Depressions -- Caring For The Sufferer -- Mourning, Melancholy and Depression -- Are They all the Same? -- Filling in the Gaps -- Loose Ends -- COVID-19 and the Depressions

In this new title from Wyn Bramley, many different views on causation and treatment are explored. The emphasis is on real people's experiences from all aspects of the depressions - sufferers, helpers, family and friends - not a self-help work but an all-encompassing aid to understanding this common condition.



9781911383390


Depression, Mental.


Electronic Books.

RC537 / .U534 2020