Put the Colour Back in Your Life

Put the Colour Back in Your Life

Get active, change your thinking patterns, conquer depression. A self-help book for sufferers and their families

• based on behavioural therapy
• with easy-to-apply exercises


This self-help book teaches strategies, based on cognitive behavioural therapy, which aim at overcoming depression. Along with information about the clinical picture and a variety of professional options for assistance, the book focuses on behavioural activation and changing thought patterns: building a balanced daily structure with duties and pleasant activities, recognising depressive thoughts and changing them, and building up a healthy feeling of self-confidence. There are exercises to help with this step-by-step process without becoming overwhelmed.

Contents
1 What is depression? • 2 What are its origins? • 3 How can I help myself? • 4 What family and friends want to know and need to know • 5 At what point should I seek professional assistance? • 6 In conclusion


Target group
Patients and their relatives, psychotherapists who can suggest it for patients