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What family members and friends can say and do to help someone who has depression.
Mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder can be devastating to the person who has the disorder and to his or her family. Depression and bipolar disorder affect every aspect of how a person functions, including their thoughts, feelings, actions, and relationships with other people. Family members and close friends are often the first to recognize the subtle changes and symptoms of depression. They are also the ones who provide daily support to their relative or friend, often at great personal cost. They need to know what to say or do to cope with the person's impaired thinking and fluctuating moods.
In When Someone You Know Has Depression , Dr. Susan J. Noonan draws on first-hand experience of the illness and evidence-based medical information. As a physician she has treated, supported, and educated those living with--and those caring for--a person who has a mood disorder. She also has lived through the depths of her own mood disorder. Here, she has written a concise and practical guide to caring for someone who has depression or bipolar disorder. This compassionate book offers specific suggestions for what to say, how to encourage, and how to act around a loved one--as well as when to back off.
Dr Noonan describes effective communication strategies to use during episodes of depression and offers essential advice for finding appropriate professional help. She also explains how to reinforce progress made in therapy, how to model resilience skills, and how caregivers can and must care for themselves. Featuring tables and worksheets that convey information in an accessible way, as well as references, resources, and a glossary, this companion volume to Dr. Noonan's patient-oriented Managing Your Depression is an invaluable handbook for readers navigating and working to improve the depression of someone close to them.
Author Notes
Susan J. Noonan, MD, MPH, a part-time Certified Peer Specialist at McLean Hospital, is a consultant to Massachusetts General Hospital and CliGnosis, Inc. She is the author of Managing Your Depression: What You Can Do to Feel Better . Additional resources can be found on her website, www.susannoonanmd.com. Timothy J. Petersen, PhD, is a clinical psychologist at Massachusetts General Hospital. Jonathan E. Alpert, MD, PhD, is an associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and a psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital. Andrew A. Nierenberg, MD, is a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and a psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Noonan here nicely complements 2013's Managing Your Depression, about her experience with depression, with a concise and practical guide for caregivers of persons with depression or bipolar disorder. She centers the book on how to help these key partners learn what to say or do in order to better cope with their loved one's impaired thinking and fluctuating moods. The author reminds readers that these mental illnesses can be genetic and can negatively impact family and friends. The practical chapters provide an overview of major depression and bipolar disorder, typical signs of depression, essential support skills and communication strategies, valuable approaches in daily interactions with someone with depression, finding and working with professionals, anticipating long-term recovery and resilience, and handy dos and don'ts. There is also a crucial discussion of how caregivers can maintain their own emotional and physical health while serving in the assistant role. Beneficial online and print resources are provided as well. VERDICT This practical guide is an important contribution to the growing genre of self-help works on this topic. It will be of great value as a reference for mental health professionals. Suggested for all libraries still building their mental health collection.-Dale -Farris, Groves, TX © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
