| View Larger Image | Depressed and Anxious: The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Workbook for Overcoming Depression & Anxiety | Paperbackby Thomas Marra (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | New Harbinger Publications | | Edition: | 1st Edition | | Page Count: | 280 Pages | | Publication Date: | May 01, 2004 | | Sales Rank: | 25,166th |
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A revolutionary, proven-effective model that shows you how to: · Identify symptoms of mixed anxiety and depression · Cope with negative and painful emotions · Calm your anxious mind · Regulate dramatic mood shifts · Learn how to soothe yourself · energy and enthusiasm Imagine feeling depressed and drained of energy and initiative while also being overwhelmed with feelings of dread and anxiety about the future. The consequence of this intolerable state of mind amounts to behavioral paralysis, a profound loss of control and quality of life. Therapist call this condition co-occuring depression and anxiety. Clinical research suggests that 60 percent of depression sufferers concurrently experience some kind of anxiety disorder. This book, the first written to general readers about this condition, uses the powerful techniques of dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, to help readers control both conditions. DBT begins with the assumption that psychological problems are the result of feeling or emotional responses that are in conflict. It integrates a range of theraputic techniques to "tease apart" and resolve the competing internal needs and urges that generate anger, depression, and anxiety. By recognizing these conflicting emotions and forming new expectations, readers alleviate the symptoms generated by these conflicts. The book begins by having readers identify their most painful inner conflict. Then they develop compromises that acknowledge the issue but limit its ability to interfere with their lives—effectively reducing the extent to which their emotions govern who they are or what that are capable of. Exercises focus on assisting readers to become more responsive to uplifitng aspects of their enviroment and tolerant of unavoidable emotions. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 20 reviews)
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DBT in a Nutshell ~ Working it Through by Malena Mejia (Central Coast of California USA)  5 Stars
October 20, 2009
Dr. Marra has spent years in private practice utilizing the tools of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy to assist clients in overcoming depression and anxiety. His expertise is in every page. It is concise and clearly written and explains how anxiety and depression go hand in hand in our stressful lives along a continuum of being well. Working the workbook pages ensures the reader the capacity to understand the complexities of dialectics in behavior and how to observe our behavior without emotional disturbances that get "out of control" or aka emotional "dysregulation". Well written for the interested consumer of mental health services for empowering themselves in a world that feels topsy turvey with emotions going in two directions at once. I highly recommend this workbook.
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A little more by A Strong Poet (Evanston, IL United States) 5 Stars
July 20, 2009
What I like about this workbook is that it does offer a little more text and science and I like that cognitive aspect of it. Behavioral therapy feels like I'm trying to trick myself and feels more manipulative. If I know what behavior I'm trying to change, and here are some good ways to go about it, and then here's some things I can try in the heat of the moment, then it's a choice I am making. The cognitive approaches of behavioral therapy are what work for me. There are other simpler workbooks (and good too) for a different audience like Don't Let Your Emotions Run Your Life.
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Good resource but takes committment by Don W. (Kokomo, IN)  4 Stars
June 29, 2009
I have used this as a resource with clients. It takes a committment to complete the workbook and sometimes the explanations and examples are hard for them to understand. This has been more with people who still tend to be a little concrete. Has been helpful in teaching some of the dbt concepts and skills. I have had some who have used some of the exercises during high stress or crisis and have found it helpful. It is useful but not everyone is willing to do the work to learn and use the information covered.
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excellent book by Laura E. Bettez (Gardner, Massachusetts) 5 Stars
June 27, 2009
I think this book is excellent. It takes a lot of fortitude and energy to do it but the results are well worth it.
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Challenging and worth it! by Valerie (Michigan) 4 Stars
October 31, 2008
I am a licensed practicing Ph.D. psychologist and very familiar with Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)theory and practice. I have read and recommended this book to clients, and have also been using the book with clients. It is a very organized, dense book that is packed with complex theory and operationalization of theory. The reader may feel temporarily worse from an emotional perspective after reading the beginning chapters because these chapters clarify explicityl and in great detail what is problematic in all aspects of his/her life. However, if the reader can stick with the book, the later chapters provide tools to challenge problematic thinking as well as coping techniques. If the reader is overwhelmed reading the book independently, I would recommend seeing an experienced psychologist or other mental health professional who is familiar with DBT and can assist in working through the material. I also highly recommend this book to any practicing clinician who works with depression and anxiety.
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