When Someone You Love Is Depressed (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780684834078)

Many books have been written for those suffering from depression, but what if you're suffering becuase someone you love is depressed? Research shows that if you are close to a depressed person, you are at a much higher risk of developing problems yourself, including anxiety, phobias, and even a kind of contagious depression.
In this authoritative and compassionate book, psychologists Laura Epstein Rosen and Cavier Francisco Amador explain the mechanisms of depression that can cause communication breakdown, increase hostility, and ultimately destroy relationships. Through compelling real-life stories and step-by-step advice, the authors teach concrete methods that you and your loved one can use to protect yourselves and your relationship from depression's impact. Drawing on their own innovative research, the give sensitive guidance about how to recognize your needs, how to provide the best kind of support, and how to encourage the depressed person to seek treatment. Whether you are the partner, parent, friend, or child of a depressed person, you'll find this book and invaluable companion in you journey back to health.

Author: Xavier Amador, Laura Rosen
ISBN-10: 0684834073
ISBN-13: 9780684834078
Publisher: Free Press
Language: English
Published: 09/18/1997
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.80d