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"A wave of discontent is sweeping across the world, and fewer and fewer people feel truly happy. Surveys show a constant increase in dissatisfaction, stress, and depression worldwide. What is happening? Why is the level of unhappiness reaching worrisome numbers? What are the latest innovations from nations, corporations, schools, and scientists to reverse this tendency and increase happiness? Andrés Oppenheimer explores this global phenomenon and...
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Camila cannot wait for her trip to Chiapas. Yes, she must work there and write an article for her magazine, but the recent death of her child has left her deeply depressed, and she needs to start fresh. In Chiapas, she is torn between reconciling her past and the possibility of starting anew. This is a tender portrait of a woman capable of facing her own contradictions.
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Depression is not a disease, it is a symptom. Recent years have seen a shocking increase in antidepressant use, with one in four women starting their day with medication. These drugs have become the panacea for everything from grief, irritability, panic attacks, to insomnia, PMS, and stress. But the truth is, what women really need can't be found at a pharmacy. According to Dr. Kelly Brogan, antidepressants not only overpromise and underdeliver, but...
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"Available in both English and Spanish-language editions, the newest book in the Buena Salud Guides series written specifically for the growing U.S. Latino population by the president and CEO of the National Alliance for Hispanic Health. This authoritative and accessible guide covers a health topic not traditionally addressed in the Hispanic community. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) more than one in eight Hispanics...
16) Ante la depresión: todo lo que hay que saber sobre una de las grandes enfermedades de nuestro tiempo
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«Tengo una depresión» o «mi mujer está deprimida» son frases que se oyen con mucha frecuencia. También es habitual que el enfermo se queje de que nadie le entiende. El profesor Vallejo-Nágera es autor de este profundo libro en el que, con un lenguaje claro y sencillo, nos explica las causas de las depresiones, sus distintas formas, su evolución y tratamientos, a la vez que nos enseña a entender esta misteriosa enfermedad y los sufrimientos...
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Explains what depression is and how to identify someone who is depressed, and provides advice on what to do for a friend who has the problem.
Depression is an unfortunately common mental health issue that many people don't know how to address. In this straightforward, practical guide, readers will learn how they can identify and help a friend who is suffering from depression. Written in a compassionate tone, this guide separates out fact from fiction,...
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"Para Ruth, una madre primeriza que está recuperándose de psicosis posparto, cada día es un reto. Lleva meses escuchando voces que salen de las paredes y sintiendo que no puede fiarse de nadie. Ni siquiera de sí misma. Cuando una noche Ruth oye un grito proveniente de la gasolinera del barrio, asume que se trata de su mente jugándole una mala pasada. La policía ha sido tajante con ella: tiene que dejar de llamarlos. Y su marido, Giles, también...
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"Byung-Chul Han, una de las voces filosóficas más innovadoras que ha surgido en Alemania recientemente, afirma en este inesperado best seller que la sociedad occidental está sufriendo un silencioso cambio de paradigma: el exceso de positividad está conduciendo a una sociedad del cansancio." --