Recommended Self-Help Resources  Depression is Contagious (Yapko)  Breaking the Patterns of Depression(Yapko)  Hand-Me-Down Blues (Yapko)  Focusing on Feeling Good audio CD Program(Yapko)  Calm Down! audio CD Program (Yapko)  Learned Optimism (Seligman)  Emotional Intelligence (Goleman)  The Optimistic Child (Seligman)  Feeling Good (Burns)  Mind Over Mood (Greenberger/Padesky)  Women Who Think Too Much (Nolen-Hoeksema)  The Shelter of Each Other (Pipher)
Advice for Choosing a Psychotherapist  Someone licensed/credentialed with the appropriate academic and clinical training  Someone with an advanced and CURRENT knowledge of the intricacies of depression  Someone who will push you gently but firmly to be proactive in treatment  Someone who will also talk to your partner and kids, at least occasionally  Someone available for regular consultation  Someone who will teach skills, provide information, and offer perspectiveView Thread