Loving a Depressed Man is now available at bookstores everywhere,
or order
now online.
The latest book by Doug Bey: "Loving a Depressed
Man"
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From
LaChance Publishing: Many men—those experiencing unemployment for the first time in their lives and returning war veterans, among others—feel shame in facing up to their depression and choose to downplay or avoid any mention of their condition. Often it's left up to the women in their lives to find a way to assist them. Board certified psychiatrist Douglas Bey, Jr., with more than 40 years experience in this field, provides the insight and guidance women need to identify this condition in their men and help them obtain critical professional assistance in his new book, Loving a Depressed Man: Understand the Symptoms, Find the Help He Needs, and Maintain Your Morale (ISBN 9781934194363). With compassion and humor, Dr. Bey sheds light on the causes of depression unique to men and provides a game plan for their treatment. His straightforward advice offers caregiving wives and girlfriends the tools to recognize the symptoms of depression, to support their men through recovery, and perhaps most importantly, to maintain their own morale in the interim. Loving a Depressed Man is now available at bookstores everywhere, or order now online.
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“In Loving a Depressed Man, Dr. Douglas Bey has written
specifically for women about something to which we psychiatrists give too little
attention: how a partner can best help, with love, a man who has a serious
psychiatric problem. In this highly informative, detailed, and often tender
book, Dr. Bey first describes the specific ways in which men manifest depression
and respond to it. Part of this male picture is that being a guy may carry with
it, unfortunately, some special talents at making things worse for yourself. Dr.
Bey discusses how women can use their own special sensitivities and strengths to
help a man whose depression renders him in psychological pain, but also
paradoxically more likely to alienate himself from help. It also discusses how
women can maintain their own morale and can deal with the tribulations of caring
for someone who is depressed. This exceptional book offers an extensive coverage
of psychiatric information about diagnosis and treatment, unfailingly clear
explanations, many examples, and an empathic view of what it means to live with
depression. It is a book well worth having.”
-- David Ness M.D. Psychiatrist, Menninger Clinic, Houston, Texas |
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This new book by Douglas Bey is "just what the Doctor ordered" for countless wives and girlfriends who are stymied by figuring out what their role should be when their men folk get depressed. It is an incredibly helpful manual on the types of depression including all the latest facts from medical science as well as how to cope with the various symptoms of depression. Dr. Bey is extremely specific about what to say and what not to say to the man who is depressed.( I think in fact that this book could be very useful even to mothers whose adult sons are depressed and the audience need not be limited to wives and girlfriends.) Because Dr. Bey has had years of experience treating depression in his own psychiatric practice his anecdotes are vital and vivid so that almost everyone can find some real person to identify with in this book. It is written very clearly and ends up being a short course on depression and its treatment but with a special emphasis on how to cope if you're a close relative of the depressed person. I cannot imagine a better book to give to someone who loves a depressed man and wants to understand what he needs. -- Jacqueline Olds MD Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry Harvard Medical School Author of "The Lonely American" |
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shelves teem with books on depression, focus on intimate, loving
relationships with those suffering depression is sorely neglected.
Idealistically, we take that vow, "in sickness and in health"
with only optimism of what is down the road. When the serious depression
does enter into intimate relationships, attention is focused on
"the illness" while the spouse is
left with little support. Psychiatrist Douglas Bey has written a very
useful and important book for that confused and possibly desperate
spouse.
Loving a Depressed Man is a strongly written, hopeful and reliable guide to the facts and myths of male depression. Gathering a wealth of research and anecdotal wisdom from 40 years of seeing depressed patients and their families, Bey addresses the concerns of spouses from initial diagnosis, with attending perplexity and frustration, through periods of shame and guilt, on through to long-term maintenance of a healthy life together that includes this "third party" to the relationship. The overall message of this book is clear and positive - you are not alone (though it may feel that way at times), you are deeply loved and appreciated (though your spouse may not always be able to express this well), and your marriage relationship can be strong, growing in affection and commitment (even when you might feel like throwing in the towel). As a social worker, I especially recommend this book for its attention to the psychosocial aspects of depression. Douglas Bey is a refreshing example of a psychiatrist who deeply understands that holistic treatment of depression extends far beyond the pill bottle. Depression is as much a "family" matter as it is a chemical imbalance in one individual. While Bey does expertly discuss medications and their possible side effects, the book focuses mainly on strengthening relations, hope, humor, confidence and morale as therapeutic coping strategies in people's lives." -- Daniel Liechty - The School of Social Work, Illinois State University |
The latest book by Doug Bey: "Loving a Depressed Man"
