The Depression Toolkit: Quick Relief to Improve Mood, Increase Motivation, and Feel Better Now

Knaus, William J.; Korb, Alex; Robinson, Patricia J.

ISBN 10: 1648480063 / ISBN 13: 9781648480065

Editore: New Harbinger Publications, 2022

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Riassunto:

In our increasingly stressful world, it’s easy for anyone to feel overwhelmed. But for people with depression, overwhelm can be devastating. Written by an all-star team of self-help experts and authors, this compilation gives readers quick relief for their worst depression symptoms. Readers will learn fast-acting techniques―grounded in mindfulness, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and behavioral activation―to break free from negative thoughts and feelings, find motivation, and get back to living a full, productive life.

Informazioni sull'autore: <p><b>William J. Knaus, EdD</b>, is a licensed psychologist with more than forty-six years of clinical experience working with people suffering from anxiety, depression, and procrastination. He has appeared on numerous regional and national television shows, including <i>The Today Show</i>, and more than one hundred radio shows. His ideas have appeared in national magazines such as <i>U.S. News &#38; World Report</i> and <i>Good Housekeeping</i>, and major newspapers such as <i>The Washington Post</i> and <i>Chicago Tribune</i>. He is one of the original directors of postdoctoral psychotherapy training in rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT). Knaus is author or coauthor of more than twenty-five books, including <i>The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Anxiety</i>, <i>The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Depression</i>, and <i>The Procrastination Workbook</i>.<br><br><b>Alex Korb, PhD</b>, is a neuroscientist, writer, and coach. He has studied the brain and mental health for more than fifteen years, starting with an undergraduate degree in neuroscience from Brown University; before earning a PhD in neuroscience from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He is author of <i>The Upward Spiral</i> and <i>The Upward Spiral Workbook</i>, and is currently adjunct assistant professor at UCLA in the department of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences. Outside of the lab, he is available for personal coaching, consulting services, and speaking engagements. He is head coach of the UCLA Women&#8217;s Ultimate Frisbee team, and has a wealth of experience in yoga and mindfulness, physical fitness, and even stand-up comedy.<br><br><b>Patricia J. Robinson, PhD</b>, is director of training and program evaluation at Mountainview Consulting Group, Inc., a firm that assists health care systems with integrating behavioral health services into primary care settings. She is coauthor of <i>Real Behavior Change in Primary Care</i> and <i>The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Depression</i>. After exploring primary care psychology as a researcher, she devoted her efforts to its dissemination in rural America, urban public health departments, and military medical treatment facilities.<br><br><b>Lisa M. Schab, LCSW</b>, is a practicing psychotherapist in the greater Chicago, IL, area; and author of several self-help books, including <i>The Anxiety Workbook for Teens</i> and <i>The Self-Esteem Workbook for Teens</i>, as well as the teen guided journals, <i>Put Your Worries Here </i>and <i>Put Your Feelings Here</i>. She has been interviewed as an expert on the Milwaukee television stations WTMJ-TV and WISN-TV, and for articles in <i>The New York Times</i>, Scholastic&#8217;s<i> Choices </i>magazine, <i>Teen Vogue</i>, <i>Psych Central</i>, and <i>Your Teen Magazine</i>. Schab has authored regular columns on tweens and teens for <i>Chicago Parent</i>, and on healthy families for The Sun Newspapers. She is a member of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW).<br><br><b>Kirk D. Strosahl, PhD</b>, is cofounder of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), a cognitive behavioral approach that has gained widespread adoption in the mental health and substance abuse communities. He is coauthor of <i>Brief Interventions for Radical Change</i> and <i>In This Moment</i>. Strosahl provides training and consultation services for Mountainview Consulting Group, Inc. He is a pioneer in the movement to bring behavioral health services into primary care.</p>

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Titolo: The Depression Toolkit: Quick Relief to ...
Casa editrice: New Harbinger Publications
Data di pubblicazione: 2022
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Good
Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket