Recovery from Depression Using the Narrative Approach: A Guide for Doctors, Complementary Therapists and Mental Health Professionals

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Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Nov 15, 2008 - Psychology - 208 pages

Recovery from Depression Using the Narrative Approach explores people's experiences of depression, recovery and available treatments. The author explains how, by selecting a variety of 'narrative tools', such as talking therapies, yoga and complementary therapies, as well as conventional medical approaches, people can take control of their condition. By choosing more helpful narratives, they can gain a greater insight into depression, self-management and long-term recovery.

Written with a range of professionals in mind, including doctors, psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, complementary therapists, community psychiatric nurses and talking therapists, this evidence-based book offers guidance on how to be an 'ally' in promoting patients' recovery.

 

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Contents

Acknowledgements
7
About this Book
9
1 Introduction
13
2 Life Prior to a Diagnosis
32
3 The Experience of Depression
49
4 Recovering from Depression
68
5 Medical Tools
88
6 NonMedical Recovery Tools
110
8 Talking Therapies
151
9 Summing It Up
170
Appendix Participant Biographical Details
180
References
193
Recommended Reading
202
Subject Index
203
Author Index
206
Copyright

7 Health Professionals as Recovery Allies
129

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About the author (2008)

Damien Ridge is a reader in Integrated Health at the University of Westminster, following positions as Senior Research Fellow at City University London and Senior Qualitative Researcher at Oxford University. He has been a specialist qualitative researcher for over 15 years, with expertise in understanding how people give meaning to recovering from mental health problems. He is widely published in leading scientific journals, including Social Science & Medicine and Sociology of Health & Illness. Damien lives in Brixton and is a regular meditation and yoga practitioner.

Bibliographic information

TitleRecovery from Depression Using the Narrative Approach: A Guide for Doctors, Complementary Therapists and Mental Health Professionals
AuthorDamien Ridge
PublisherJessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008
ISBN1846428785, 9781846428784
Length208 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Medical / Alternative & Complementary Medicine
Medical / Mental Health
Psychology / General
Psychology / Mental Health
Psychology / Psychopathology / Depression
Psychology / Psychopathology / General
  
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