Twenty to thirty million Americans suffer from some form of diagnosable depression, and their ranks are growing.
Yapko and his wife, Diane, enjoy traveling and hiking in their spare time..
Dr.
Yapko to write sections on depression, clinical hypnosis, and the repressed memory controversy for their medical and health annuals.
Acknowledging his expertise, the Encyclopaedia Britannica commissioned Dr.
He is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Solana Beach, California, and is known nationally and internationally for his work on treating Depression with active, brief therapy methods. is the author of seven previous books on brief, directive psychotherapy.
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About the Author: Michael D.
With this knowledge in hand, readers can control their depression, rather than having Depression control them.
More realistic and helpful than other depression-management books on the market, Breaking the Patterns of Depression defines what causes Depression and, best of all, clarifies what can be done about it.
Readers learn how to solve problems effectively, anticipate the likely consequences of their actions, think and act in a direct, goal-oriented fashion, balance different areas of their lives, and use self-knowledge to stay out of harmful situations.
Special sections entitled "Learn by Doing" and "Shifting Perspectives" help develop the skills necessary to manage difficult experiences.
Yapko uses a conversational, anecdotal tone that encourages readers to take an active approach to helping themselves.
Breaking the Patterns of Depression begins by translating the clinical literature on psychotherapy and antidepressant medication into language that can be used to enhance an understanding of depression, and to personalize individual cures.
Focusing on future prevention as well as initial treatment, the book includes over one hundred structured activities to help sufferers learn the skills necessary to become and remain depression-free.
In Breaking the Patterns of Depression, he presents skills that enable readers to understand and ultimately avert depression\'s recurring cycles.
Yapko explains that in order to find relief, more than the current episode of Depression must be examined.
Psychologist Michael D.
Twenty to thirty million Americans suffer from some form of diagnosable depression, and their ranks are growing
