Loving a depressed man
Subtitle: understand the symptoms, find the help he needs and maintain your morale
By: Douglas Bey, Jr
Publisher: LaChance Pub.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 284
ISBN-13: 9781934184479; 9781934184486; 9781306014366; 9781934184363
Subjects: Psychopathology; Mental health; Mentally ill; PSYCHOLOGY; Men; Mood Disorders; SELF-HELP; Family relationships; Depression in men; Depression
Description: Written for wives, girlfriends, mothers, and friends, this accessible discussion of clinical depression in men outlines the causes of the disease and offers advice on how to help a male loved one who may have depression. Using true stories and tested advice from the author's experiences as a psychiatrist, this study emphasises how to properly care for a depressed man and persuade him to seek professional aid. Activities to help alleviate the pain of depression, topics of conversation to focus on and to avoid, and concerns about medications are also discussed in this invaluable resource.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-273) and index.
Table of contents: title: What brings men down?; title: Symptoms of depression in men; title: What to say and not say to a depressed man; title: How to get him the help he needs; title: How to support the professionals? recommendations at home; title: Other activities that help depression; title: More than one problem; title: How to encourage him when he's not responding to treatment; title: The role of hope in depression; title: Assessing and reducing his risk of suicide; title: Humor : a double-edged sword; title: Maintaining your morale; title: The future of depression.