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Minirth, Frank B.

Happiness is a choice : a manual on the symptoms, causes, and cures of depression / Frank B. Minirth and Paul D. Meier. - Grand Rapids : Baker Book House, ©1978. - 248 pages ; 23 cm

Includes indexes.

Includes bibliographical references.

Inner reflections -- what is depression? Who gets depressed? -- What are the symptoms of depression? -- Is suicide a sin? -- Are grief reactions the same as depression? -- what causes depression? Is genetics a good excuse? -- How deep do the roots of depression run? -- What are the primary sources of emotional pain? -- Do "nice guys" finish last? -- Can depression be acted out? -- What precipitating stresses bring on depression? -- What are the personality dynamics that lead to depression? -- how can one overcome depression? Are there some basic guidelines for a happy life? -- How do you handle anger? -- When are medication and hospitalization advantageous? -- How do you handle anxiety? -- How do you find lifelong happiness? -- Classifications of depression -- Case studies of depressed individuals -- Drugs and the treatment of depression -- Foreword -- Part one : Part two : Part three : Appendices and notes. Notes -- Indices. Index of Scripture -- General index.

ISBN: 0801060877 9780801060878 0801060621 9780801060625

LCCN: 78062442

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Depression, Mental.
Psychiatry and religion.

LC Class. No.: RC537 / .M55

Dewey Class. No.: 616.85 / M665H