Dimensions
119 x 179 x 9mm
The Introduction to series offers valuable guidance for those seeking help for emotional or psychological problems such as depression or anxiety. Each booklet gives useful background information and suggests techniques to change unhelpful patterns of behaviour and thinking using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) techniques. CBT is recommended internationally to treat a wide range of emotional, psychological and physical conditions. This is a short, straight-forward, and easily understandable guide for carers of people suffering from depression.
Depression is a seriously disabling illness that can leave a person unable to function properly. The illness can also adversely affect the carer. Looking after a person with depression can often leave carers emotionally and physically exhausted. This booklet is a guide to how carers can:
- better understand the nature of depression and how it affects the patient and carer
- lessen the impact of the illness on the carer's life - find the help and support they need
- maintain their own well-being whilst supporting the patient through to recovery and beyond
Although this booklet is written mainly for the carer, it is a guide that is equally valuable to the patient themselves and to their wider family and friends in promoting a better understanding of the experience of depression.
