The Feeling Good Handbook (original 1990; edition 1999)

by David D. Burns

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With an up-to-date section on everything you need to know about commonly prescribed psychiatric drugs and anxiety disorders such as agoraphobia and obsessive-compulsive disorder, this guide can show you how to feel good about yourself and the people you care about. You will discover that life can be an exhilarating experience.… (more)

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Title:	The Feeling Good Handbook
Authors:	David D. Burns
Info:	Plume (1999), Edition: Revised, Paperback, 768 pages
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rbcarver | Jul 29, 2023 |

Really well written book that will help anyone who is open to challenging their depression. I found it reassuring and gave concrete steps that will help you feel better and give you hope to get out of a depressive episode. (

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thewestwing | Aug 12, 2022 |

So psychology is interesting. . . :D (

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OutOfTheBestBooks | Sep 24, 2021 |

This is among the loveliest books I have ever read! The ideas are presented in a very engaging manner and the book flows very well to teach you about CBT techniques. You learn about your moods and how you can improve them. You can practice them yourself then to overcome problems of anxiety & depression. This is the true "self-help" book. (

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MugenHere | Jul 12, 2015 |

This definitely has my vote as the book most often taken off my bookshelf. I read the chapter on procrastination regularly and the others at least several times a year. (

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夏苅郁子	Translator	main author	all editions	confirmed
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1990

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This book is dedicated to my colleagues Tony Bates and Sheila Flynn, who are very dear to me.

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In Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy I described a revolutionary, drug-free treatment for depression called cognitive therapy.

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With an up-to-date section on everything you need to know about commonly prescribed psychiatric drugs and anxiety disorders such as agoraphobia and obsessive-compulsive disorder, this guide can show you how to feel good about yourself and the people you care about. You will discover that life can be an exhilarating experience.

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Dr. David Burns is one of the prime developers of cognitive therapy, a fast-acting, drug-free treatment for designed to help the clinically depressed. In The Feeling Good Handbook, he adapts cognitive therapy to deal with the wide range of everyday problems that plague so many chronic nervousness, panic attacks, phobias, and feelings of stress, guilt, or inferiority. The Feeling Good Handbook teaches how to remove the mental obstacles that bar you from success--from test anxiety and fear of public speaking to procrastination and self-doubt.

Filled with charts, quizzes, weekly self-assessment tests, and a daily mood log, The Feeling Good Handbook actively engages its readers in their own recovery. With a new section on the latest prescription drugs for treating depression and anxiety disorders, The Feeling Good Handbook is an indispensable guide to help change thinking, control mood swings, deal with disasters, and feel better about yourself and those around you.

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