David Burn's Feeling Good: Depression
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In the book Feeling Good , David Burns, MD, the author, outlines
certain cognitive techniques an individual suffering from depression could use
in combating the disorder. He begins the book by briefly describing the
pertinence and the prevalence of depression. The author captures the audience's ....
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.... 30 percent from the
years 1980 to 1990.
In my opinion David Burns brings up a valid issue in addressing the
pertinence of depression as it pertains to peoples tendencies of committing a
suicide; other academics have agreed with the same findings. However these
academics have not specifically stated that depression is the only risk factor
of committing a suicide. They did not even suggest that depression is the
heighest weighted risk factor in committing a suicide. The impression the
reader ....
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