Living with Depression

In the award-winning "Living with Depression," Serani outlines the various forms of depression, describes the different treatments, and outlines methods for living with depression and getting the help you or a loved one needs. Tips on how to choose a good therapist, negotiate the labyrinth of healthcare, and minimize stigma are addressed, as is learning how to use biology and biography as tools of empowerment. Listings of national and global resources make this a ready resource for everything you need to know about depression.<br /><br />Serani courageously reveals her own lifetime struggles with serious depression - and devastating thoughts of suicide. The book has nowhere to go but up from there, and it delivers - with details about her own depression and treatment woven into a useful primer geared to the suffering and their families. - Newsday<br /><br /><br />May this book reach the far corners of both people who suffer from mental illness and those who need to understand it. - Michelle Linn-Gust, Ph.D<br /><br />I found "Living with Depression" to be not only fascinating but, since the author suffers from depression herself, also compassionate, understanding and informative. Bravo! - Jessie Close<br /><br />Serani offers a guide book with a soul. She clearly writes of the trials of major depression and the promise of science. She does so as a gutsy clinical psychologist who shares the wisdom made from her suffering, not just from her training. - Patrick Corrigan, distinguished professor of psychology at the Illinois Institute of Technology<br /><br />Sometimes, with the best of intentions and efforts, psychological professionals can't get across essential information to their patients. Living with Depression bridges that gap in communication. I wish this book had been around when I first began to deal with depression. - Delta Burke, Actress<br /><br />Psychologist Serani shares her own experience and related research in an effort to help all those suffering from depression to understand the disease and negotiate the labyrinth of health-care options and stigma attached to depression. This is a valuable resource with the potential to save lives. - Library Journal<br /><br />Serani helps patients understand their depression by first understanding what depression is, and then how to navigate the complex system of seeking effective treatment. - Publishers Weekly