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Back from the brink : true stories & practical help for overcoming depression & bipolar disorder / Graeme Cowan ; foreword by Glenn Close ; afterword by Allen Doederlein.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cowan, Grame.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Celebrities--Mental health--Interviews.
- Celebrities.
- Depression, Mental--Treatment.
- Depression, Mental.
- Bipolar disorder--Treatment.
- Bipolar disorder.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (234 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oakland, CA : New Harbinger Publications, Inc., [2013]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In Back from the Brink, author Graeme Cowan-who has suffered from severe depression himself-presents candid and poignant interviews with people from all walks of life who have struggled with serious depression and bipolar disorder; such as Bob Boorstin, the director of public policy at Google, former tennis star Cliff Ritchey, and talk-show host Trisha Goddard. As these interviewees detail their treatment, their successes, and their setbacks, readers are offered real hope and real advice, as well as practical tools for recovering from their own depression. The book also e
- Contents:
- Foreword / by Glenn Close vii
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Understanding depression and bipolar disorder and their treatments
- Patrick Kennedy : former us representative
- Trisha Goddard : TV talk show host and mental health advocate
- Alastair Campbell : chief advisor to former uk prime minister Tony Blair
- Lora Inman : a journey from depression to mental health advocacy
- Bob Boorstin : director public policy at google
- Cliff Richey : former top- ranked tennis player
- Jennifer Hentz Moyer : a path out of postpartum psychosis and depression
- Greg Montgomery : NFL player with the houston Oilers and Baltimore Ravens
- My story : how I beat depression
- Depression treatments that work
- Afterword / by Allen Doederlein
- Resources
- References.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4619-5499-1
- 1-60882-857-3
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