TY - BOOK AU - Noonan,Susan J. TI - Managing your depression: what you can do to feel better T2 - A Johns Hopkins Press health book SN - 9781421409467 (hardcover : alk. paper) AV - RC537 .N66 2013 U1 - 616.85/27 23 PY - 2013/// CY - Baltimore, Md. PB - The Johns Hopkins University Press KW - Depression, Mental KW - Self-care, Health N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-157) and index N2 - CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY. As a physician who personally suffers from depression, Susan J. Noonan draws on her own expertise and empathy to create a guide for people who suffer from the disease. Explaining the basics of mental health-including sleep hygiene, diet and nutrition, exercise, routine and structure, and avoiding isolation - "Managing Your Depression" empowers people to participate in their own care, offering them a better chance of getting, and staying, well. Noonan's depression management strategies draw on the best available educational resources, psychoeducational programs, seminars, expert health care providers, and patient experiences. The book is specifically designed to be highly readable for people who are finding it difficult to focus and concentrate during an episode of depression. Cognitive exercises and daily worksheets help track progress and response to therapy and provide valuable information for making treatment decisions ER -