Shadows in The Mirror: The Many Faces of Depression - Softcover

Ikem, Dr Vivian O.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0993393101 ISBN 13: 9780993393105

Verlag: Vivian O. Ikem, 2015

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Críticas

Thank you for writing this excellent book. Its genuineness, understanding, compassion and insight will, I believe, make it a very important addition to the literature. Your book will help people. --Dr Tim Cantopher; Consultant Psychiatrist, Priory Hospital Woking and Author of Depressive Illness The curse of The Strong (UK)

Vivian's book is honest, engaging, personal yet objective and enlightening at different levels. She educates us about depression and addresses various issues arising from society, religion and culture that drive stigma. I highly recommend this book. --Terrie M. Williams; Author of Black Pain: It Just Looks Like We re Not Hurting and Mental Health Advocate (USA)

This book was a compelling read about a very personal experience. I very much appreciated your honesty and the revelations of how depression impacted on your life, especially as someone who had achieved so much at a relatively young age. It must have been difficult and it would have required a lot of courage to write so intimately about the pain and suffering which you were eventually able to overcome. As a personal account it will resonate with many people who have had and are experiencing depression. It will offer guidance and hope that depression can be overcome. This may already be the case for those who have read it. It will also provide important information about depression for anyone who wants to understand what depression can do to a person s life. This is extremely valuable, as depression is poorly understood - as you say in the book. I will highly recommend this book to others. --Alan Leather; President, NGO Forum for Health (France)

Reseña del editor

Depression is not sadness, weakness, failed faith, black magic or a white man disease. It can just about happen to anyone, and can also be overcome. Don't suffer in silence. Take action now!

The World Health Organization estimates that depression will be the second leading cause of death and disability by 2020. Yet several remain ignorant of the illness and many suffer with limited access to mental health resources.

As Dr.Vivian O. Ikem discovered, depression isolates and ostracizes those it strikes. Social, cultural, and religious attitudes toward mental illness also make it difficult for people to seek the help they need, leaving many considering suicide as a final, tragic option.

Shadows in the mirror: The many faces of depression offers a one-stop resource to those wanting to understand depression and seek the help they need for recovery. Beginning with Vivian's own honest account of her encounter with depression, the book provides information on types, causes, prevention and treatment of this devastating illness.

A Christian and woman of African descent, Vivian sees the need to address depression from cultural and religious standpoints. She challenges world religions to rethink common attitudes toward depression, offering socially inclusive attitudes that communities can develop to help those suffering from the disease.

This book joins works such as Joanna Swinney’s Dark Woods: A Young Woman’s Journey out of Depression as an insightful examination into one of the world’s most debilitating diseases—while offering readers hope for recovery.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Vivian O. Ikem
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0993393101
• ISBN 13: 9780993393105
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 162