Overcoming Depression and Low Mood

Now in its fifth edition, the highly commended Overcoming Depression and Low Mood uses the tried-and-tested Five Areas® educational life skills model of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) to help people work out why they feel as they do, and then plan changes in their life using cleverly designed workbooks and worksheets. - Accessible and approachable method - Effective and cost-effective in research - Comes with a license to photocopy workbooks and worksheets for use in your own life or work setting - Includes advice for family and friends on how to offer support - Written by award-winning author Professor Chris Williams, a CBT expert and twice Past-President of the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) - Previous edition has been widely used in the UK. In North America, it is endorsed by the ABCT - the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies - Available on Prescription: Overcoming Depression and Low Mood is one of three books written by Professor Williams that are part of the National Book Prescription scheme for depression, anxiety and wellbeing

Dr Chris Williams is a professor of psychosocial psychiatry and honorary consultant psychiatrist at the University of Glasgow, Scotland. His main clinical and research interest is in the evaluation of self-help approaches that provide wider access to cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) approaches. Dr. Williams developed the Five Areas® approach, and his books and resources are used nationally in the UK, and tested and used internationally in a series of major projects.

Part 1: Getting started and understanding why you feel as you do 1. Starting out ... and how to keep going if you feel stuck 2. Understanding why you feel as you do Part 2: Tackling problems and rebalancing relationships 3. Practical problem solving 4. Being assertive: How to ask for what you need 5. Building relationships with your family and friends 6. Information for families and friends: How to offer the best support Part 3: Making changes to what you do 7. Doing things that make you feel better 8. Using exercise to improve how you feel 9. Helpful things you can do 10. Unhelpful things you do Part 4: Noticing and changing unhelpful thinking 11. Noticing unhelpful thinking 12. Changing unhelpful thinking Part 5: Improving sleep, tackling alcohol and drug misuse, understanding and using antidepressant medication 13. Overcoming sleep problems 14. Harmful drinking and you 15. Understanding and using anti-depressant medication Part 6: Planning for the future 16. Planning for the future