Anxiety and depression workbook for dummies / Laura L. Smith

Includes index

Introduction 1 -- Part 1: Dissecting Distress and Preparing a Plan 5 -- Chapter 1: Sorting Out Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression -- Chapter 2: Discovering the Beginnings -- Chapter 3: Overcoming Obstacles to Change -- Chapter 4: Minding Your Moods -- Part 2: Thinking About Thinking: Thought Therapy -- Chapter 5: Untangling Twisted Thinking -- Chapter 6: Indicting and Rehabilitating Thoughts -- Chapter 7: Looking at Problematic Assumptions -- Chapter 8: Managing Mindfulness and Achieving Acceptance -- Part 3: Actions Against Angst: Behavior Therapy -- Chapter 9: Facing Feelings: Avoiding Avoidance -- Chapter 10: Lifting Mood Through Exercise -- Chapter 11: Entertaining Enjoyment -- Chapter 12: Moving and Tackling Life’s Problems -- Part 4: Focus on Physical Feelings -- Chapter 13: Sleeping Soundly for Emotional Health -- Chapter 14: Making the Medication Decision -- Part 5: Relationship Therapy -- Chapter 15: Restoring Relationships -- Chapter 16: Smoothing Out Conflict -- Part 6: Looking Beyond Anxiety and Depression -- Chapter 17: Reining in Relapse -- Chapter 18: Promoting Positives -- Part 7: The Part of Tens -- Chapter 19: Ten Reasons to Seek Additional Support -- Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Help a Loved One with Anxiety or Depression -- Index

Tackle anxiety and depression head-on with this practical workbook
If you're one of the millions of people affected by—or whose loved ones are affected by—anxiety and depression, you're probably looking for strategies to help subdue or even transcend these debilitating and painful disorders. In that case, Anxiety and Depression Workbook For Dummies is a great place to start.

This book is filled with chapters that cut across diagnostic categories, incorporating treatment techniques based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy, and Interpersonal Therapy. Use the techniques explored in this book to start making real changes, which can quickly lead to you feeling better. It also includes:


Practical and hands-on descriptions of mindfulness-based practices you can implement immediately
Brand-new updates to reflect modern changes in technology, social media, and the prevalence of loneliness
Consideration of the pros and cons of medications and other biological interventions for depression and anxiety, including exploration of the placebo effect
Additional worksheets online available for download
Perfect for anyone trying to work through the challenging issues presented by anxiety and depression, for those trying to help a loved one do the same thing, or for those in therapy, this book is an excellent supporting resource that can help contribute to positive changes in the lives of people affected by emotional distress.