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Published October 2002:
Your Depression Map: Find the source of your
depression and chart your own recovery
Randy Paterson, Ph.D.
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What causes depression?
Is it poor diet,
difficult life events, problems in relationships, your genetic makeup, a lack
of meaning in life, or perhaps a biological imbalance? The truth is, all of
these factors (and dozens more) can play a role. Understanding the risk factors
operating in your own case can help you to choose between the many recommended
strategies for dealing with your own depression.
In Part One of Your Depression Map, readers are invited to
explore their own symptoms and risk factors, and to move from these to a
treatment strategy tailored to them. Though not intended as a substitute for
professional care, the exercises and recommendations can help you identify the
self-directed coping techniques likely to be most helpful for you. The book is
organized around a model of depression called the Depression Map: a set of nine
interacting areas of your own life that can contribute to mood problems. The
nine realms, or nodes, of the Depression Map are: History, Biology, Physiology,
Emotion, Thought, Behavior, Situation, Social Concerns, and Meaning.
Part Two of the book presents 76 separate strategies for coping
with depression. No one will ever use all 76, but understanding the nature of
your own depression will help you pick the most promising ones. Some strategies
are recommended for everyone; while others are just for special instances.
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