Understanding and Overcoming Depression
Understanding and Overcoming Depression: A Common Sense Approach
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Depression is more common than we want to believe. Bates 's heartwarming message is that clear and compassionate thinking helps build self-esteem and gives us back a trust in ourselves that gets lost when we become depressed. UNDERSTANDING AND OVERCOMING DEPRESSION is a useful tool that helps sufferers and their families understand and cope with depression. Included are strategies for: Removing obstacles to recovery.Doing one thing at a time.Changing your self-image.Living with a depressed person.
Tony Bates
Dr Tony Bates is a Clinical Psychologist and was Head of Psychology for 30 years at St James's Hospital, Dublin. He trained as a mindfulness teacher in 2001 and founded Jigsaw in 2006. Tony now lives on a cliff outside North Sligo. He is married to Ursula, father of three and grandfather of five.
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