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May/June 2005

"FINDING HAPPINESS" By Wendy J. Meyeroff

VIDEO - Physicians Living with Depression

By Michael F. Myers, M.D.

Committee on Physician Health, Illness, and Impairment of the American Psychiatric Association

A 30-minute videotape designed to help doctors see the signs of depression in their colleagues and to alert psychiatrists to the severity of the illness in their physician patients. The tape comprises two 15-minute interviews with actual physicians with depression-an emergency physician and a pediatrician. The physicians describe their symptoms, the precipitating events in their lives, their treatment, and the reactions of their families and colleagues to their illness. A discussion guide for use with medical students, physicians, and their families accompanies the videotape.

May/June 2003

“REDUCING SUICIDE” By Jeff Atkinson

Reducing Suicide: A National Imperative

By SK Goldsmith, TC Pellmar, AM Kleinman, WE Bunney, editors

Institute of Medicine

A report (496 pages) published by the Institute of Medicine. It discusses the need for more research and dissemination of protocols for screening patients for risk of suicide. It is available in book form and on line.

March/April 1999

“THE 15-MINUTE HOUR” By Missi Nadeau, PHD

Treating Depression in Primary Care

By Patricia Robinson, PhD, Charles Wischman, MD, & Alison Del Vento, R.N-C

Context Press, 1996

The Feeling Good Handbook

By David Burns, MD

Plume/Penguin Group, 1990

In The Feeling Good Handbook, Dr. David Burns adapts cognitive therapy to deal with the wide range of everyday problems that plague so many (chronic nervousness, panic attacks, phobias, and feelings of stress, guilt, or inferiority). The Feeling Good Handbook teaches how to remove the mental obstacles that bar you from success—from test anxiety and fear of public speaking to procrastination and self-doubt.

Healthwise Handbook, A Self-Care Manual for You

By Donald W. Kemper

Healthwise Incorporated, 1995

The award-winning Healthwise Handbook is the best-selling self-care manual ever printed. This book contains family guidelines on prevention, home treatment, and when to call a health professional for over 190 health problems. As the preferred book distributed by health plans and Healthwise Communities, this is the book that you have come to depend on.

The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook, 4th Edition

By Martha Davis, PhD, Elizabeth Robbins Eshelman, M.S.W. and Matthew McKay, PhD, New Harbinger Publications, Inc., 1995

This bestselling book details effective stress reduction methods such as breathing exercises, meditation, visualization, and time management. Widely recommended by therapists, nurses, and physicians throughout the U.S., this fourth edition has been substantially revised and updated to reflect current research. Line drawings and charts.

Mind Over Mood: A Cognitive Therapy Treatment Manual for Clients

By Dennis Greenberger, PhD, Christine A Padesky, PhD., & Aaron T. Beck

The Guildford Press, 1955

A hands-on workbook for therapy clients suffering from depression, panic attacks, anxiety, eating disorders, substance abuse, and relationship problems, using case examples and written exercises to help clients understand and use cognitive therapy methods. Includes sample worksheets and blank worksheets for reproduction. Can be used as a framework for treatment, an adjunct to treatment, or to pinpoint specific skills development.








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			May/June 2005 "FINDING HAPPINESS" By Wendy J. Meyeroff VIDEO - Physicians Living with Depression By Michael F. Myers, M.D. Committee on Physician Health, Illness, and Impairment of the American Psychiatric Association A 30-minute videotape designed to help doctors see the signs of depression in their colleagues and to alert psychiatrists to the severity of the illness in their physician patients. The tape comprises two 15-minute interviews with actual physicians with depression-an emergency physician and a pediatrician. The physicians describe their symptoms, the precipitating events in their lives, their treatment, and the reactions of their families and colleagues to their illness. A discussion guide for use with medical students, physicians, and their families accompanies the videotape. May/June 2003 “REDUCING SUICIDE” By Jeff Atkinson Reducing Suicide: A National Imperative By SK Goldsmith, TC Pellmar, AM Kleinman, WE Bunney, editors Institute of Medicine A report (496 pages) published by the Institute of Medicine. It discusses the need for more research and dissemination of protocols for screening patients for risk of suicide. It is available in book form and on line. March/April 1999 “THE 15-MINUTE HOUR” By Missi Nadeau, PHD Treating Depression in Primary Care By Patricia Robinson, PhD, Charles Wischman, MD, & Alison Del Vento, R.N-C Context Press, 1996 The Feeling Good Handbook By David Burns, MD Plume/Penguin Group, 1990 In The Feeling Good Handbook, Dr. David Burns adapts cognitive therapy to deal with the wide range of everyday problems that plague so many (chronic nervousness, panic attacks, phobias, and feelings of stress, guilt, or inferiority). The Feeling Good Handbook teaches how to remove the mental obstacles that bar you from success—from test anxiety and fear of public speaking to procrastination and self-doubt. Healthwise Handbook, A Self-Care Manual for You By Donald W. Kemper Healthwise Incorporated, 1995 The award-winning Healthwise Handbook is the best-selling self-care manual ever printed. This book contains family guidelines on prevention, home treatment, and when to call a health professional for over 190 health problems. As the preferred book distributed by health plans and Healthwise Communities, this is the book that you have come to depend on. The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook, 4th Edition By Martha Davis, PhD, Elizabeth Robbins Eshelman, M.S.W. and Matthew McKay, PhD, New Harbinger Publications, Inc., 1995 This bestselling book details effective stress reduction methods such as breathing exercises, meditation, visualization, and time management. Widely recommended by therapists, nurses, and physicians throughout the U.S., this fourth edition has been substantially revised and updated to reflect current research. Line drawings and charts. Mind Over Mood: A Cognitive Therapy Treatment Manual for Clients By Dennis Greenberger, PhD, Christine A Padesky, PhD., & Aaron T. Beck The Guildford Press, 1955 A hands-on workbook for therapy clients suffering from depression, panic attacks, anxiety, eating disorders, substance abuse, and relationship problems, using case examples and written exercises to help clients understand and use cognitive therapy methods. Includes sample worksheets and blank worksheets for reproduction. Can be used as a framework for treatment, an adjunct to treatment, or to pinpoint specific skills development.