The Book of Feeling Blue
Understand & manage depression
$25.96
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
17 January 2023
Summary
How do you know if you’re just feeling a bit sad or if you are depressed? What level of sadness is ‘normal’? How do you work out what’s going on when you feel down? What kinds of treatment are available? How do you help a family member or friend who is depressed?
Psychologist Gwendoline Smith answers these questions and many more. She specifically addresses postnatal blues and depression; depression in children, teens and older people; and depression in relation to gender and sexualit…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781988547954 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1988547954 |
| Author: | Gwendoline Smith |
| Publisher: | Allen & Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand |
| Imprint: | Allen & Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 17 January 2023 |
| Weight: | 288g |
| Dimensions: | 34mm x 129mm x 197mm |
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Critics Review
The book itself is filled with many beautiful yet helpful illustrations, graphs and quotes that help understand her points better. Smith also includes various checklists and quizzes that help inform people of symptoms to look out for in others and in themselves. Caitlin Robinson, Tearaway
The author of The Book of Feeling Blue, is funny direct, warm, and knowledgeable. As well as being a clinical psychologist, she is also honest about her own personal experience of depression, Rather than a downer, fun illustrations and plenty of helpful facts make this book an uplifting relief. The Sunday Star Times
Written with compassion and good humour and set out in an easily readable format, with short, snappy chapters… Smith’s writing style is conversational and warm and the chapters are not overly long, helping to hold the attention and engage the reader. Depression is a serious subject, but she makes learning about it accessible, relatable and straightforward. Caroline Hunter, The Otago Daily Times
This book is beautifully split into two parts, part one of which describes the idea of feeling blue and how to distinguish between what is known as the blues and something more serious. It allows the reader to understand the difference in such a way that reading it doesn’t feel like a chore, but something you look forward to. Janeesha Singh, Read NZ Te Pou Muramura
Gwendoline Smith
Gwendoline Smith MNZM, B. Soc. Sci., M. Soc. Sci. (Hons), Dip. Clin. Psych., is a clinical psychologist, speaker, blogger, and author. She has written titles such as The Book of Knowing, The Book of Overthinking, and The Book of Angst.
In January 2022, Gwendoline was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to mental health. She is also known by the name Dr Know.
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