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Beschreibung
When someone suffers from depression, friends and family members naturally want to help-but too often their good intentions come out all wrong. This practical, compassionate guide helps readers understand exactly what their loved one is going through, and why certain approaches help and others have the potential to do damage. Talking to Depression offers specific advice on what to do and what not to do-and what to say and what not to say-to avoid frustration and give the kind of caring, effective support that will make a difference.
When someone suffers from depression, friends and family members naturally want to help-but too often their good intentions come out all wrong. This practical, compassionate guide helps readers understand exactly what their loved one is going through, and why certain approaches help and others have the potential to do damage. Talking to Depression offers specific advice on what to do and what not to do-and what to say and what not to say-to avoid frustration and give the kind of caring, effective support that will make a difference.
Über den Autor
Claudia J. Strauss is an award-winning communication consultant and educator. An adjunct professor of English at Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania, she runs a business in strategic communication and coaches adults with ADD and other learning disabilities.

Martha Manning is a clinical psychologist and the author of The Common Thread: Mothers, Daughters, and the Power of Empathy; Undercurrents: A Life Beneath the Surface; Chasing Grace: Reflections of a Catholic Girl, Grown Up; and All Seasons Pass: Grieving Miscarriage. She has been featured on Dateline, Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, 60 Minutes II, and the Emmy Award–nominated HBO documentary Dead Blue: Surviving Depression.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Talking To DepressionForeword by Martha Manning
Preface
PART I—GETTING STARTEDChapter One
An Overview of Depression: Frequently Asked Questions
Chapter Two
Where to Start: Deciding You Can Help
Chapter Three
Seeing Through Their Eyes: What Depression Feels Like
PART II—WHAT TO SAYChapter Four
Opening the Conversation: First Things to Say
Chapter Five
Words That Wound: What Not to Say
Chapter Six
Words That Work: What to Say
Chapter Seven
Dos and Dont's: A Helpful Reference
Chapter Eight
Answering and Unanswerable: Responding to Difficult Questions
PART III—WHAT TO DOChapter Nine
Without Words: Using Body Language to Show Your Support
Chapter Ten
Some Practical Support: Ways You Can Help Keep Life on Track
Chapter Eleven
Gifting: What You Can Give to Help Healing Happen
PART IV—SUICIDEChapter Twelve
Warning Signs: What to Look For
Chapter Thirteen
Assessing Imminent Danger: What to Ask
Chapter Fourteen
Still Here: Moving Toward Survival
PART V—LIVING DAY TO DAYChapter Fifteen
Situation by Situation: One Thing at a Time
PART VI—KIDS AND TEENAGERSChapter Sixteen
Tips for Kids: When Someone in the Family Is Suffering from Depression
Chapter Seventeen
Tips About Kids: When They Are Depressed Themselves
PARTt VII—TAKING CARE OF YOURSELFChapter Eighteen
Talking to Yourself: Sustaining Your Strength
Afterword
Easing the Way
Resources
Where to Find Out More
Details
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Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
Genre: Importe
Rubrik: Ratgeber
Thema: Lebensführung allgemein
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780451209863
ISBN-10: 0451209869
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Strauss, Claudia J.
Hersteller: Penguin Publishing Group
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 203 x 135 x 13 mm
Von/Mit: Claudia J. Strauss
Erscheinungsdatum: 06.01.2004
Gewicht: 0,295 kg
Artikel-ID: 135427865