Preface

Authors’ Note

1. Getting Started

2. Medical Illness and Depression

3. Paths to Depression: Paths to Wellness

I. The Thoughts–Action Path

4. Fighting Negative Thinking

5. Restoring Energy and Enjoying Life

6. Building Self-Esteem and Using Strengths

7. Enhancing Well-Being

II. The Biology Path

8. Getting the Most from Antidepressants

III. The Relationship Path

9. The People in Your Life: How Relationships Can Influence Recovery from Depression

10. Managing Relationship Problems to Improve Depression

IV. The Lifestyle Path

11. Lifestyle Changes

V. The Spiritual Path

12. Using Spiritual Resources

VI. The Mindfulness Path

13. Mindfulness

14. Developing a Plan and Making It Stick
Resources

Jesse H. Wright, MD, Ph D, is Kolb Endowed Chair of Outpatient Psychiatry and Director of the Depression Center at the University of Louisville. A well-known authority on depression and cognitive-behavior therapy, he is the author of award-winning books for both the general public and professionals. Dr. Wright was Founding President of the Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies, is a Fellow of the American College of Psychiatrists, and received the Distinguished Educator of the Year Award from the University of Louisville.

Laura W. Mc Cray, MD, practices family medicine in Burlington, Vermont, with a focus on mental health in primary care. She is Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Associate Director of the Family Medicine Residency Program at the University of Vermont. A recipient of four Family Medicine Teaching Awards from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Vermont, Dr. Mc Cray lives in rural Vermont with her husband and young son. She is very pleased to be collaborating with her father on this book.