This book is valuable for those who have not improved on anything yet, and others who don't or won't seek psychiatric help. At least now these people can learn about SAM-e and its use, information previously unavailable to the general public. Doing so will result in a referral fee being paid by Amazon to MDSG at no cost to you. A special topic page devoted to SAM-e is also available on our web site. When we are depressed, our thinking both reflects and reinforces our mood.
Cognitive therapy can be as effective as psychopharmacology in the treatment of clinical depression.
It breaks this vicious cycle by helping us identify and eliminate distorted thinking. For example, a wife may concentrate on a slight from her husband and ignore his praise and affection, making her depressed about the marriage. Overgeneralization occurs when, for example, a new boss gives us one undesirable assignment and we jump to the conclusion that he will always do so, or when a teenager discovers a classmate doesn't want to go out with her and decides no one ever will. Words such as always, never, no one, nobody, everyone and everybody often indicate overgeneralization. This distortion enables us to believe that someone who lets the door slam in our face is not only rude, but a scoundrel as well.