GETTING YOUR LIFE BACK (Book Review)

THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO RECOVERY FROM DEPRESSIONFree Press, $24

If you're reluctant to seek professional help for depression, try reading Getting Your Life Back. Written by Jesse Wright, M.D., a psychiatrist and founding president of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, and Monica Basco, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist, the book is a do-it-yourself handbook for the blue. It helps assess the severity of depression and offers information on its cognitive, behavioral, biological, social and spiritual aspects. And readers who may still require professional help will be better equipped to benefit from the therapies available.