eCourse: Understanding Depression
In this audio course Dr. Hamlin provides over 1 1/2 hours of content to help educate you on the facts of clinical depression. In seven short audio lessons, delivered by email, you will hear the concepts and facts that Dr. Hamlin has found to be most useful to people. In other words, this information is distilled down to the nuts and bolts information that people need to know if they are depressed or have someone close to them that might be depressed. Has it ever puzzled you that people who seem really depressed can’t just “snap out of it?” In this course you will learn why. You will also learn:
Lesson 1: What is Depression?
- The signs and symptoms of clinical depression
- A simple definition of clinical depression
- What depression feels like to a person (it’s different from simply feeling down)
- A vivid image of depression that will stick in your mind
Lesson 2: The Levels of Depression
- A special type of depression that is very common, but often neglected because it does it’s dirty work without being noticed even by many mental health professionals! I call it “Under the Radar Depression”
- The different levels of severity in clinical depression and why they require different approaches. Without understanding this, people can try their hardest with the wrong approach and make matters worse!
- Depression and self-esteem
Lesson 3: The Impact of Depression
- The effects of depression for parents
- The impact of depression on dating
- The impact of depression on marriage
- The effects of depression on work
Lesson 4: The Causes of Depression
- The causes of depression that are beyond your control
- The causes of depression that you can do something about
Lesson 5: Depression Relief Approaches Without Medication
- Basic tools that many people use successfully to get out of depression
- Skills and activities that can make a difference
- Important decisions and choice that can shorten the road out of depression
Lesson 6: How Depression Does a Dance with Your Patterns of Thinking
- How to recognize the types of thought patterns that can lead to depression
- True optimism without pretending that problems aren’t there
Lesson 7: Concentration and Memory and How Depression Effects Each One
- Tips for dealing with concentration difficulties brought on by depression
- Tips for coping with memory problems caused by depression
Just give your first name and valid email address and you will start receiving these important lessons on depression:
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A REASONABLE DISCLAIMER IN PLAIN ENGLISH:
I just want to clarify that this online e-course is not therapy or even online therapy. Sometimes our understanding of a particular concept or principle can greatly help us in making positive changes. At the same time, education is not therapy and is not a substitute for therapy. One of the differences between education and therapy is that therapy takes the concepts and applies them to you in particular. The principles are not just taught but tailored to your situation. If you have Read the rest of this entry »
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