Jesse H. Wright, M.D., Ph.D., is professor of psychiatry at the University of Louisville and medical director of the Norton Psychiatric Center. He developed the first multimedia program for computer-assisted therapy of depression and is the founding president of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy. He lives in Louisville, Kentucky.

Mike Maza The Dallas Morning News Refreshingly global...Straightforward about coping with everything from suicidal thoughts to lingering blues.

• ContentsAuthors' NotePrefaceAcknowledgments1 Getting Started2 Charting a Course for RecoveryThe Thinking Key3 Change Your Thinking -- Control Your Depression4 Rules of Depression -- Rules of WellnessThe Action Key5 Taking Action6 Developing Positive Coping StrategiesThe Biology Key7 The Biology of Depression8 An Insider's Guide to Medications for Depression9 Antidepressants and Other Biological TreatmentsThe Relationship Key10 Can't Live with You, Can't Live without You11 How to Grow Stronger When Relationships ChangeThe Spirituality Key12 Finding Meaning13 Making the Spiritual Connection14 Making Your Plan WorkAppendix I Personal Plan for Recovery WorksheetsAppendix II Recommended ReadingsAppendix III Web ResourcesAppendix IV Mental Health Associations and Professional OrganizationsReferencesIndex

Jesse H. Wright, M.D., Ph.D., is professor of psychiatry at the University of Louisville and medical director of the Norton Psychiatric Center. He developed the first multimedia program for computer-assisted therapy of depression and is the founding president of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy. He lives in Louisville, Kentucky.

Mike Maza The Dallas Morning News Refreshingly global...Straightforward about coping with everything from suicidal thoughts to lingering blues.

• ContentsAuthors' NotePrefaceAcknowledgments1 Getting Started2 Charting a Course for RecoveryThe Thinking Key3 Change Your Thinking -- Control Your Depression4 Rules of Depression -- Rules of WellnessThe Action Key5 Taking Action6 Developing Positive Coping StrategiesThe Biology Key7 The Biology of Depression8 An Insider's Guide to Medications for Depression9 Antidepressants and Other Biological TreatmentsThe Relationship Key10 Can't Live with You, Can't Live without You11 How to Grow Stronger When Relationships ChangeThe Spirituality Key12 Finding Meaning13 Making the Spiritual Connection14 Making Your Plan WorkAppendix I Personal Plan for Recovery WorksheetsAppendix II Recommended ReadingsAppendix III Web ResourcesAppendix IV Mental Health Associations and Professional OrganizationsReferencesIndex

Jesse H. Wright, M.D., Ph.D., is professor of psychiatry at the University of Louisville and medical director of the Norton Psychiatric Center. He developed the first multimedia program for computer-assisted therapy of depression and is the founding president of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy. He lives in Louisville, Kentucky.

Mike Maza The Dallas Morning News Refreshingly global...Straightforward about coping with everything from suicidal thoughts to lingering blues.

• ContentsAuthors' NotePrefaceAcknowledgments1 Getting Started2 Charting a Course for RecoveryThe Thinking Key3 Change Your Thinking -- Control Your Depression4 Rules of Depression -- Rules of WellnessThe Action Key5 Taking Action6 Developing Positive Coping StrategiesThe Biology Key7 The Biology of Depression8 An Insider's Guide to Medications for Depression9 Antidepressants and Other Biological TreatmentsThe Relationship Key10 Can't Live with You, Can't Live without You11 How to Grow Stronger When Relationships ChangeThe Spirituality Key12 Finding Meaning13 Making the Spiritual Connection14 Making Your Plan WorkAppendix I Personal Plan for Recovery WorksheetsAppendix II Recommended ReadingsAppendix III Web ResourcesAppendix IV Mental Health Associations and Professional OrganizationsReferencesIndex