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Overcoming Depression 3rd Edition

A self-help guide using cognitive behavioural techniques
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Overcoming Depression 3rd Edition by Professor Paul Gilbert offers a compassionate and evidence-based guide for those struggling with depression. Updated to include over ten years of new research, this self-help book emphasises developing kinder ways of thinking and feeling. It includes practical case studies and step-by-step exercises designed to help readers understand and alleviate their depression, making it a valuable resource for sufferers, their families, and healthcare professionals alike.
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This book is ideal for individuals experiencing depression, their friends and family, and professionals in the health and wellness sector seeking a compassionate, research-based resource. It suits readers looking for accessible, practical advice grounded in psychological research.

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New revised edition of the bestselling CBT self-help guide.

New revised edition of the bestselling CBT self-help guide.

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Overcoming app now available via iTunes and the Google Play Store. A Books on Prescription Title Break free from the hell of depression

If you suffer from depression you are far from alone. Depression is very common, affecting over 300 million people around the world. Written by Professor Paul Gilbert, internationally recognised for his work on depression, this highly acclaimed self-help book has been of benefit to thousands of people including sufferers, their friends and families, and those working in the medical profession.

This fully revised third edition has been extensively updated and rewritten to reflect over ten years of new research on understanding and treating depression, particularly the importance of developing compassionate ways of thinking, behaving and feeling. It contains helpful case studies and new, easy-to-follow, step-by-step suggestions and exercises to help you understand your depression and lift your mood.

Overcoming Depression 3rd Edition continues to be a critical resource in the fight against depression, offering strategies and insights for readers to transform their approach to mental health.

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Highly recommended by The Sunday Times, this book is praised for being an excellent guide to escaping the depths of depression (My Weekly). Reviewers highlight its accessibility and usefulness to the intelligent layperson (Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy) and strongly recommend it as a companion to therapy or for self-help (Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy). Counselling at Work commends it as offering a comprehensive approach.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781849010665

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 September 2009

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Robinson

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 40.0mm

Width: 131.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 500g

Pages: 624

About the Author

PAUL GILBERT is professor of clinical psychology at the University of Derby and, until his retirement from the NHS in 2016, was consultant clinical psychologist at the Derbyshire Health Care Foundation Trust. He has researched evolutionary approaches to psychopathology for over 40 years with a special focus on the roles of mood, shame and self-criticism in various mental health difficulties for which compassion focused therapy was developed. He has written and edited many books on psychology, therapy, and compassion. He was awarded an OBE by the Queen in March 2011 for services to mental health.

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