Living With Depression

This Wikibook is aimed at people with long term clinical depression. It may also help people with milder or short-term depression, or people wanting to help someone else with depression. It does not explore the possible causes of depression or go into great detail about medical treatments available. It is not meant to replace any professional advice or treatment. It is essentially a self-help guide with practical ideas on how people can improve the quality of their lives.

Depression can be tough to deal with, but can be overcome.

Table of Contents

First steps

• Introduction
• Getting help
• Medication

Improving your quality of life

• Basic needs
• Nutrition
• Exercise
• Meditation and mindfulness
• Improving self esteem
• Spirituality
• Dealing with suicidal thoughts

Appendices

• Resources
• Authors