| Description |
1 online resource (304 pages) |
| Contents |
Contents; Depression Strikes Deep; Why Are We So Depressed? The Lifestyle Paradox; Building the Effort-Driven Rewards Brain Circuit: Use It or Lose It; Giving the Brain a Hand; Coping Effectively with Stress; Our Social Brains; The Building Blocks of Resilience; Nonpharmacological Treatments for Depression: A Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action; Effort-Driven Rewards and Our Evolving Brains; The New Rx for Preventing and Lifting Depression; Acknowledgments; Notes; References; Index |
| Summary |
In this fascinating exploration of depression, neuroscientist Kelly Lambert highlights her groundbreaking research suggesting that important clues to the mysteries of this disease have been in our hands all along. She identifies a circuit in the human brainconnecting movement, feeling, and cognitionthat is responsible for symptoms of depression, and shows that when we knit a sweater, prepare a meal, or simply repair a lamp, we're actually bathing our brain in "feel-good" chemicals. Highlighting inspiring accounts of change and growth, Lifting Depression offers a compassionate and commonsense |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780786732166 |
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0786732164 |
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