Your Depression Map: Find The Source Of Your Depression And Chart Your Own Recovery

Based on the premise that depression is not an isolated disorder but a cluster of related disorders, this workbook asks readers to look at the multiple causes and symptoms of their depression and the myths that may hinder healing. Illustrations, charts & graphs.

Each year, some 17 million Americans experience symptoms of an affective disorder. If you suffer from depression and manic depression, Your Depession Map will show you how to identify your personal symptom profile and create a customized self-help intervention program that will get you well and keep you that way.

Treatment professionals are now learning the immense benefits of defining a sufferer's particular depressionoa process called depression mappingo and then building a treatment program focused on the individual's personality and life style. Recovery rates for programs that incorporate the approach are high, and there is a dramatic reduction in recidivism for those who receive this personalized treatment.