Bhma Overcoming Depression

Summary

Overcoming Depression is an accessible enlightening and constructive guide to a very widespread problem. The book looks at all different levels of depression describes how a person's past history and personality as well as physical factors can affect their mental state and then looks at ways of overcoming depression from simple-help methods to forms of psychotherapy and physical treatments. The treatments are assessed to help the reader find the right therapists. The final section discusses way of preventing a recurrence. Richard Gillett MA MB BCh MRCPsych trained at Cambridge and the University College Hospital London where he became senior registrar in psychiatry.