Weaving the personal in with the professional the author approaches clinical depression from many angles. He is someone who has very much lived it from both sides of the therapy room, having worked with thousands of patients in the course of his career, and struggled with his own problems intermittently for over 25 years. He has appreciation of both the psychological and psychiatric approaches to depression. The result is a comprehensive, concise and holistic self-help resource which recognises the huge difficulties in combating this most awful of afflictions. At the same time this is a book full of hope and practical solutions, very much promoting the message that this illness can be survived and managed going forward. From helpful medication to a nutritionally therapeutic diet, from dealing with your negative thinking to engaging in non-threatening helpful behaviours, this book will change your mindset on depression and set you firmly on the path to recovery.