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Saturday, September 19, 2015

Boy Meets Depression: Or Life Sucks and Then You Live

"Kevin Breel writes and talks about things that most people don"t discuss. He has lived through darkness and now he"s using his unique voice to bring light and hope to people in pain. I am proud to call Kevin my friend, and as he continues to do this important work, I will be cheering him on." –Jamie Tworkowski, Founder of TWLOHA and NY Times Best Selling Author

"Kevin Breel has single-handedly demystified depression through his shockingly honest, first-hand account of the struggle. This is an absolute must-read." –Josh Shipp, TV Host and Inc 30 under 30

Kevin Breel burst into the public"s awareness when at 19 his TED talk became a worldwide phenomenon. Through the lens of his own near suicide, he shared his profoundly vulnerable story of being young, male and depressed in a culture that has no place for that. Now, in his first ever book, Kevin Breel dives in to the deep and dark parts of his childhood.

In a memoir that is both raw and real, Kevin explores what it means to grow up. Dealing with dysfunction, loss and an intense battle with depression, Kevin brings the reader on a ride that is bumpy and brutally honest. Through all of it, there is a powerful story about hope, love and what it means to be human. BOY MEETS DEPRESSION is a book that illuminates how the real challenge in life isn"t trying to be perfect, it"s accepting the dark parts of ourselves.

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Friday, September 18, 2015

The Ethical Treatment of Depression: Autonomy through Psychotherapy

One in six people worldwide will experience depression over the course of a lifetime. Many who seek relief through the healthcare system are treated with antidepressant medication; in the United States, nearly 170 million prescriptions for antidepressants were written in 2005, resulting in more than $ 12 billion in sales. And yet despite the dominance of antidepressants in the marketplace and the consulting room, another treatment for depression has proven equally effective: psychotherapy–in particular, cognitive behavior therapy (CBT). Antidepressants can lift mood independent of a person"s understanding of symptoms or stressors. By contrast, CBT teaches patients skills for dealing with distressing feelings, negative thoughts, and causal stressors. In The Ethical Treatment of Depression, Paul Biegler argues that the insights patients gain from the therapeutic process promote autonomy. He shows that depression is a disorder in which autonomy is routinely and extensively undermined and that physicians have a moral obligation to promote the autonomy of depressed patients. He concludes that medical practitioners have an ethical imperative to prescribe psychotherapy–CBT in particular–for depression. To make his case, Biegler draws on a wide philosophical literature relevant to autonomy and the emotions and makes a comprehensive survey of the latest research findings from the psychological sciences. Forcefully argued, densely researched, and engagingly written, the book issues a challenge to physicians who believe their duty of care to depressed patients is discharged by merely writing prescriptions for antidepressants.

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