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Talking to Depression: Simple Ways to Connect When Someone in Your Lifeis Depressed: Simple Ways to Connect When Someone in Your Life Is Depresse

by Claudia J Strauss

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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.

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This practical, compassionate guide helps readers understand exactly what their loved one struggling with depression is going through, and why certain approaches help and others have the potential to do damage.
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About the Author

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 communications, and coaches adults with ADD and learning disabilities.
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Table of Contents

Talking To Depression Foreword by Martha Manning

Preface

PART I—GETTING STARTED

Chapter 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 SAY

Chapter 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 DO

Chapter 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—SUICIDE

Chapter 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 DAY

Chapter Fifteen

Situation by Situation: One Thing at a Time

PART VI—KIDS AND TEENAGERS

Chapter 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 YOURSELF

Chapter Eighteen

Talking to Yourself: Sustaining Your Strength

Afterword

Easing the Way

Resources

Where to Find Out More

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crowyhead, December 12, 2007 (view all comments by crowyhead)
I read this after a friend of mine read it and said she thought it was excellent. This ia a layperson's guide to depression. It's designed to provide useful, concrete advice for those times when you're afraid that what you say might be misconstrued, or might make things worse rather than better. I think it succeeds admirably in this; I have been severely depressed several times, and there was nothing here that made me roll my eyes or say, "Oh, no WAY would I want to hear that!" Of course, that doesn't mean that everything in the book's going to help specific situations, but it's a good foundation, I think. I do wish that there had been slightly more information about various methods of treatment. Medication and other forms of treatment are often a difficult topic of conversation for depressed people and their loved ones, and some more discussion of the whys and wherefores of that would have been helpful. Overall though, highly recommended.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780451209863
Subtitle:
Simple Ways To Connect When Someone In Your Life Is Depressed
Foreword:
Manning, Martha
Foreword by:
Manning, Martha
Foreword:
Manning, Martha
Author:
Strauss, Claudia J.
Author:
Manning, Martha
Publisher:
NAL Trade
Location:
New York
Subject:
Interpersonal Relations
Subject:
Family Relationships
Subject:
Psychology
Subject:
Depression
Subject:
Depression, mental
Subject:
Depressed persons
Subject:
Communication
Subject:
SELF-HELP / Depression
Copyright:
2004
Edition Description:
Mass Market
Series Volume:
80
Publication Date:
20040106
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
from 12
Language:
English
Pages:
224
Dimensions:
7.76x5.97x.60 in. .49 lbs.
Age Level:
from 18
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