Recovery from Depression Using the Narrative Approach - Damien Ridge

Recovery from Depression Using the Narrative Approach

A Guide for Doctors, Complementary Therapists and Mental Health Professionals

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Buch | Softcover
208 Seiten
2008
Jessica Kingsley Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-84310-575-6 (ISBN)
28,65 inkl. MwSt
The book explores people's experiences of depression, recovery and available treatments. Ridge explains how, by selecting a variety of 'narrative tools', such as talking therapies, 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.
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.

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.

Acknowledgements. Preface: About this Book. 1. Introduction. 2. Life Prior to a Diagnosis.  3. The Experience of Depression. 4. Recovering from Depression.  5. Medical Tools.  6. Non-Medical Recovery Tools.  7. Health Professionals as Recovery Allies.  8. Talking Therapies.  9. Summing It Up. Appendix: Participant Biographical Details. References. Recommended Reading. List of Boxes. List of Case Studies. Subject Index. Author Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 15.11.2008
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 230 mm
Gewicht 316 g
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
ISBN-10 1-84310-575-6 / 1843105756
ISBN-13 978-1-84310-575-6 / 9781843105756
Zustand Neuware
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