Making Sense of Depression : Findng the Golden Key (Electronic book text)

This is a book for people who suffer from or have suffered from depression themselves, as well as for those who have someone depressed close to them. Mary Jane Warr tackles this very difficult subject head-on, yet with a compassion and understanding born of personal experience with the condition. It explains in sensible, easy to understand language what depression really is, what causes it and how to overcome it, You will learn how to find the Golden Key that can unlock the door to a richer, fuller, depression-free life. Supplementing the text of the book are self-evaluation scales for the various aspects of depression. In Other Words , excerpts from the personal journals of real people who have faced and overcome their own struggles with depression; while Reflections offer selections of pertinent and thought-provoking quotes that you will find inspiring and helpful in your own struggle with this debilitating and distressing condition.