Susan S. Lang

Richard B. Patt

This is a comprehensive manual containing all the necessary information for making the best of living with a devastating disease and its miserable symptoms and side effects.

The Complete Guide to Relieving Cancer Pain and Suffering

Michael E. Thase M.D.

Mild depressions are so insidious that sufferers often don't seek help. They think, "that's just the way I am. There's really not much I can do about it." As Dr. Michael Thase and science writer Susan S. Lang reveal, they can do something about it. Persistent mild depression, which afflicts up to 35 million Americans, can be readily and permanently cured. In Beating the Blues, Thase and Lang show how chronic mild depression can be relieved by learning strategies that help sufferers to recognize and change negative and distorted thinking patterns that lead to a downward spiral of pessimism. They reveal that a combination of medication and therapy has been shown to be the most effective treatment for mild depression, with an impressive 85% of patients experiencing full relief. Thase and Lang also discuss when a person should seek help from a therapist and what kinds of therapy seem the most effective. They outline the safer new antidepressants that are helpful for both mild and severe depressions, detailing each drug's strength and weakness; and examine alternative therapies, including stress management, physical exercise, acupuncture, supplements, and other mind/body therapies. Finally, they provide in-depth discussions of mild depression in children, adolescents, college students, and elderly parents, as well as those with chronic stress. Beating the Blues is an inspiring and empowering book, offering everything a person needs to know in order to overcome mild depression.

New Approaches to Overcoming Dysthymia and Chronic Mild Depression

Beating the Blues

Beth H. Marks

Discusses the effect of smoking on teenagers and why they smoke.

A Fatal Attraction

Teens and Tobacco

Explores the lives of women from a variety of backgrounds who never had children and examines their feelings about their "child-free" state

The Reasons, the Rewards, the Regrets

Women Without Children

Michael E. Thase

A guide to overcoming dysthymia and chronic mild depression, discussing how to recognize the signs of chronic depression, what the best medications and psychotherapies are, how the right exercise, diet, and stress reducers can help combat depression, and other related topics.

Susan S. Lang

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