Stuart J. Eisendrath - When Antidepressants Arent Enough: Harnessing the Power of Mindfulness to Alleviate Depression

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Praise for When Antidepressants Arent Enough

Based on pioneering neuroscience and solid clinical research, Stuart Eisendraths When Antidepressants Arent Enough provides a wealth of practical exercises that help shift our relationship to our thoughts. They can bring about changes in the experience of depression that are immediate and long-lasting. This is a significant contribution to the wise understanding of treatment and recovery from seemingly intractable depression. A gift.

Linda Graham, MFT, author of Bouncing Back and Resilience

This inspiring book makes the best case yet for mindfulness as a treatment of depression. With wisdom and compassion, Dr. Eisendrath shows the reader precisely how nonjudgmental awareness goes to the roots of depression and transforms it for the better. The author has dedicated his career to researching and treating depression. His message is realistic and crystal clear, offering new hope to anyone who suffers from this all-too-common condition.

Christopher Germer, PhD, lecturer on psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, author of The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion, and codeveloper of mindful self-compassion (MSC)

Living well with depression may sound like an oxymoron, but it is the heart and soul of Professor Stuart Eisendraths new book, When Antidepressants Arent Enough. With encouragement and compassion, Dr. Eisendrath guides the reader through the process of developing a mindfulness practice that shapes and nurtures a new relationship with the thoughts that fuel depression a relationship filled with self-acceptance, self-compassion, and peaceful coexistence with our minds.

Michael A. Tompkins, PhD, ABPP, codirector of the San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy, assistant clinical professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, and author of Anxiety and Avoidance: A Universal Treatment for Anxiety, Panic, and Fear

The title of this book is very apt. As a faculty member at the UCSF Depression Center, I have seen patients in my clinical and teaching practices respond beautifully to Dr. Eisendraths mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression, even those who did not respond to or could not tolerate antidepressant medication. I have become a staunch believer, and I am so glad that this book will bring Dr. Eisendraths techniques and approaches to a much larger audience of clinicians and patients alike.

Owen Wolkowitz, MD, professor of psychiatry and codirector of the UCSF Depression Center, University of California, San Francisco

Stuart Eisendrath was the first to bring mindfulness to people with treatment-resistant depression and show that it can be of major benefit. The key point is that through regular practice, you can transform your relationship with your thoughts and emotions and with unwanted and painful experiences rather than forcing them to go away, which they will not. This realization, when enacted, is life-changing in little ways that arent so little. Indeed, it can be profoundly liberating.

Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, founder of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and author of Falling Awake and The Healing Power of Mindfulness

This authoritative guide from a world-class expert is warm, supportive, and chock-full of practical help. With many simple exercises and lots of down-to-earth suggestions, its also grounded in cutting-edge brain science. If you struggle with depression or know someone who does, this is a phenomenal resource.

Rick Hanson, PhD, author of Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence

Our mind can be our best friend or our worst enemy. In this deeply humane and compassionate book based on his lifelong professional experience, Stuart Eisendrath distills the most insightful ways to approach depression, regain freedom from the fetters of our own mind, and learn to appreciate every moment of life. This book is a precious tool for all those who struggle to achieve a healthy mind.

Matthieu Ricard, author of Altruism: The Power of Compassion to Change Yourself and the World

This book is a gift to people with depression who are looking for ways to ease their pain. By combining the wisdom of mindfulness and self-compassion practice with more standard therapeutic approaches, this book offers an empirically supported pathway out of depression that works and that has the power to change your life.

Kristin Neff, PhD, author of Self-Compassion and associate professor of educational psychology at the University of Texas, Austin

When Antidepressants Arent Enough is a must read for anyone with mood or anxiety issues and their loved ones too. Dr. Eisendrath will teach you how to change your relationship to depression and lift yourself out of negative or anxious moods.

Louann Brizendine, MD, neuropsychiatrist and author of The Female Brain and The Male Brain

Copyright 2019 by Stuart J. Eisendrath

All rights reserved. This book may not be reproduced in whole or in part, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, or other without written permission from the publisher, except by a reviewer, who may quote brief passages in a review.

The material in this book is intended for education. It is not meant to take the place of diagnosis and treatment by a qualified medical practitioner or therapist. No expressed or implied guarantee of the effects of the use of the recommendations can be given or liability taken. If you are experiencing serious psychological distress, please seek the advice of a qualified medical professional.

The permission acknowledgments on page 187 are an extension of the copyright page.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Eisendrath, Stuart J., date, author.

Title: When antidepressants arent enough : harnessing the power of mindfulness to alleviate depression / Stuart J. Eisendrath,.

Description: Novato, California : New World Library, [2019] | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Summary: A guide to Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy as a treatment for major depressive disorder, written by a Professor Emeritus of psychiatry at the University of California San Francisco; includes meditation and visualization exercises to help readers manage the negative thoughts that cause and accompany depression-- Provided by publisher.

Identifiers: LCCN 2019022185 (print) | LCCN 2019980780 (ebook) | ISBN 9781608685974 | ISBN 9781608685981 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Depression, Mental--Treatment. | Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy.

Classification: LCC RC537 .E35 2019 (print) | LCC RC537 (ebook) | DDC 616.85/27--dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019022185

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019980780