The Opposite of Depression: What My Work with Suicidal Patients Has Taught Me about Life, Hope, and How to Flourish
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There’s hope for greater satisfaction, purpose and joy in your life, even if circumstances have you down….
Stanford-trained psychiatrist David Carreon, MD, reveals what it takes to move from nagging disappointment, dissatisfaction, or depression to a life of thriving. One of the pioneers of the use of an intense form of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in severely depressed patients, Dr. Carreon was astonished by how quickly and dramatically most of them recovered. But he also saw very clearly that just eliminating the symptoms of depression wasn't enough. To live a truly fulfilling life, his patients needed to leave old habits behind and embrace the patterns of flourishing. In The Opposite of Depression, he draws on insights from his clinical experience, the latest research, and his Christian faith to point readers to principles and practices that promote thriving in mind, body and soul. Each chapter offers practical steps readers can take to start moving in the direction of greater satisfaction, fulfillment and purpose.
It has been fashionable for many years for science—medicine in particular and psychiatry explicitly—to reduce the human experience to biology, chemistry, and physics. For many, this has left the landscape of the healing arts ultimately barren and desolate. But thanks be to God, into this very landscape comes The Opposite of Depression, and with it our trusted guide Dr. David Carreon. Here we find the accessible, practical—and, above all, hopeful—words of one who knows his craft, who loves God, and whose mission is to bring help and healing to those of us who are willing to listen. Read this beautiful rendition of how to meaningfully respond to depression and discover the beauty of life in ways you might never have imagined.
The Opposite of Depression is far more than a book about mental health (though it’s that too); it brilliantly inverts the contours of depression to reveal the way to a flourishing life. Bursting with insights on contemporary challenges from trauma to weariness to loneliness, it provides both a concrete way forward and the hope to inspire perseverance. If you’re depressed, read this book. If you’re not depressed, read this book.
David Carreon is an outstanding young psychiatrist who truly understands the importance of addressing not only the mind, but also the body and the soul when it comes to living a life of meaning and fulfillment. Anyone who struggles with depression or is just weary of life-as-usual will find this book extremely helpful in pointing them in the direction of flourishing.
- Title: The Opposite of Depression: What My Work with Suicidal Patients Has Taught Me about Life, Hope, and How to Flourish
- Author: David M. Carreon
- Publisher: Tyndale Refresh
- Print Publication Date: 2024
- Logos Release Date: 2023
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781496455383, 9781496455369, 1496455363, 149645538X
- Resource ID: LLS:9781496455383
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-19T10:57:20Z