DR. ANDAL N.
Year : 2014
Bibliography :
240pp
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Depression is afflicting the population in epidemic proportion and impairing the quality of life of millions. The entire book is structured intelligently to make the matter readable, useful and interesting. It initially describes the causes, the various types, features of depression and how it grips its victims. It then presents valuable information about tried and tested tools for combating depression elaborating on various modalities of treatment that are available and the ways in which therapies help in gaining control over the disorder. This book instils hope, the pathfinder, in the possibility of successfully overcoming depression. The book will be valuable to lay readers, healers and the caregivers.
Dr. Mrs Andal Narayanan, an alumnus of the Queen Mary's College, Chennai and PhD from the University of Bombay, acquired an MS in Psychotherapy and Counseling from the Institute of Counseling and Management Studies, Mumbai. Having an extensive experience as a practising consultant in counselling, she could acquire the skills and knowledge to treat her patients fairly successfully and bring out more than four books on varied interdisciplinary subjects like Communication theories, the role of interpersonal communication in the treatment of mental health disorders etc. She has had extensive exposure to seminars and workshops on communication studies.
Foreword vii
Acknowledgements ix
Introduction
I. Echoes of Depression
II. Symptoms of Depression
III. Causes for Depression
IV. Faces of Depression
Treatment for Depression
Part-A
Psychotherapy and the Quest of Happiness
General Treatment
General Information about Treatment
Hope from Alternative Treatment for Depression
Lifestyle Modifications/Changes
You are not Alone
Counseling
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Psychotherapy
Hypnotherapy
Hope Therapy (HT)
Treatment for Depressive Thinking
Dealing with Emotional Stress Depression
Part-B
Designing and Planning for Positives
Defeating Some Kinds of Depression
Medications (Anti-Depressants)
Electro Convulsive Therapy (ECT)
Yoga Therapy (YT)
Some Simple Therapies Help to Reduce Depression
Penury and Depression
Helping One to Come Out of the Quicksand
St. John’s Wort Therapy
Some Chronic Diseases and Depression
Prevalence of Depression
Epilogue
Manual for Conducting Counseling and
Strategy for Treatment
I: How to Conduct Counseling
II: Verbatim Report
III: Strategic Treatment Plan
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
Not Mentioned