Costas Papageorgiou - Coping with Depression: A Guide to What Works for Patients, Carers, and Professionals

About the Authors

Dr Costas Papageorgiou is currently a Consultant Clinical Psychologist who runs specialist psychological clinics at the Priory Hospital Altrincham and BMI Sefton Hospital. He was previously Deputy Director of the Specialist Service for Affective Disorders at Manchester Mental Health and Social Care NHS Trust and Senior Lecturer at Lancaster University. He has extensive clinical and research experience in depression and anxiety disorders (for more details: www.costaspapageorgiou.com).

Dr Hannah Goring is a Clinical Psychologist currently working in Adult Mental Health at North Yorkshire and York NHS Trust. She obtained a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Lancaster University. Her published doctoral research examined thinking processes in people with depression.

Dr Justin Haslam is a Consultant Psychiatrist and Medical Director at the Priory Hospital Altrincham. He was appointed as an NHS Consultant in 1998 and has worked for the Priory Hospital Altrincham since 2002. Dr Haslam runs specialist clinics in mood and anxiety disorders, and addictions.

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A Guide to What Works for Patients,
Carers, and Professionals

Dr Costas Papageorgiou

Dr Hannah Goring

Dr Justin Haslam

COPING WITH DEPRESSION

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We are especially grateful to all of our patients who we have worked with over the years. They give our work its value and sense of worth, and give us the satisfaction of being able to help.

We would also like to thank Professor Steven Jones, editor of the Coping With series, for inviting us to write this book and Juliet Mabey and Fiona Slater at Oneworld Publications for their help and support during all the stages of manuscript preparation.

Dr Costas Papageorgiou I am very grateful to my wife, Louise, my children Sofia, Eleni and Lucas, and my parents, for giving me the best tools for creating happiness in my life, and for their patience and encouragement during the preparation of this book. I would also like to thank Sue Thorgaard for her manuscript assistance.

Dr Hannah Goring I would like to thank Anne Hook and Matt Kemsley for feedback on the manuscript, and I would also like to thank my parents and friends for their support in writing my chapters.

Dr Justin Haslam Thank you to my wife Angela for her unstinting support and tolerance, to Julius and Lydia for enriching my life, and to Costas for believing I could ever apply myself to the task of summarizing my craft in this way.

This series is intended to provide clear, accessible and practical information to individuals with a wide range of psychological disorders, as well as to their friends, relatives and interested professionals. As the causes of emotional distress can be complex, books in this series are not designed purely to detail self-treatment information. Instead, each volume sets out to offer guidance on the relevant, evidence-based psychological approaches that are available for the particular condition under discussion. Where appropriate, suggestions are also given on how to apply particular aspects of those techniques that can be incorporated into self-help approaches. Equally important, readers are offered information on which forms of therapy are likely to be beneficial, enabling sufferers to make informed decisions about treatment options with their referring clinician.

Each book also considers aspects of the disorder that are likely to be relevant to each individuals experience of receiving treatment, including the therapeutic approaches of medical professionals, the nature of diagnosis and the myths that might surround a particular disorder. General issues that can also affect a sufferers quality of life, such as stigma, isolation, self-care and relationships, are also covered in many of the volumes.

The books in this series are not intended to replace therapists, since many individuals will need a personal treatment programme from a qualified clinician. However, each title offers individually tailored strategies, devised by highly experienced practising clinicians, predominantly based on the latest techniques of cognitive behavioural therapy, which have been shown to be extremely effective in changing the way sufferers think about themselves and their problems. In addition, titles also include a variety of practical features such as rating scales and diary sheets, helpful case studies drawn from real life and a wide range of up-to-date resources including self-help groups, recommended reading and useful websites. Consequently, each book provides the necessary materials for sufferers to become active participants in their own care, enabling constructive engagement with clinical professionals when needed and, when appropriate, enabling them to take independent action.

Dr Steven Jones
Series Editor

Depression is one of the most common and disabling mental health problems and psychiatric disorders. It can affect women and men. Depression can occur across all countries, levels of education and employment, and among the famous, rich, poor and people of all races and ethnic backgrounds. As well as the considerable suffering it causes to the individual concerned, depression can have negative consequences on work, family life and relationships. By far the most serious possible consequence of depression is suicide. However, there is good news. Despite its characteristics and consequences, depression can be treated effectively and individuals can stop suffering from it. People can recover from depression and seeking help or treatment for it is not a sign of defeat, failure or weakness. It is a first step in getting better.