Depression Code: Deciphering the Purposes of Neurotic Depression

The Depression Code: Deciphering the Purposes of Neurotic Depression focuses on one specific depressive diagnosis: Dysthymic Disorder. Much of talk therapy as well as pharmacological interventions use procedures and prescriptions that concentrate on relieving symptoms by searching for and addressing the perceived cause. However, this book provides an additional, complementary voice that emphasizes individual choice, social functioning, and psychological underpinnings in the development and maintenance of dysthymic disorder. Rather than just the result of some cause, could depression be the body's psychological equivalent to its biological defenses and be a means to safeguard self-esteem, acceptance, and life style?