Introduction to Coping with Depression

Depression affects thousands of people in the UK and it can be effectively treated with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.Written by experienced practitioners, this introductory booklet explains what depression is and how it makes you feel. It will help the reader to understand their symptoms and is ideal as an immediate coping strategy and as a preliminary to fuller therapy." How depression develops and what keeps it going" How to spot and challenge thoughts that maintain your depression" Problem solving and balanced thinking'This booklet will prove an invaluable first step to overcoming depression.' Professor Peter Cooper, Professor of Psychology, University of Reading