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Depression Self Help Resources

The Core Program Audio Edition: A Cognitive Behavioural Guide to Depression. Text + MP3 Audio Edition.
$40.00

A self-guided version of The Core Program, our depression program used in hospitals and mental health centres across Canada and in at least 5 other countries. Includes the complete 110-page Manual and a single MP3 disk with 8 one-hour talks by the program's senior author. Click More Details (below) for the full story.

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The Core Program is the most widely used group treatment program for depression in Canada. Now the guide has been revised for use by the general public. This MP3 Audio edition provides the 110-page Manual and a series of 8 one-hour talks by the program's senior author, Randy Paterson.

The MP3 edition is not an "audiobook." The talks are not a simple reading of the manual. Instead, the talks supplement the manual with the concepts, examples, and stories that Dr Paterson has used when leading Core Program groups. It's a little like being in the group itself.

The talks begin and end with a musical motif that signals the transition from one topic to the next. Each talk is divided into either six or seven tracks, enabling the listener to choose how long to listen each time. The content can be transferred to a computer (using iTunes, for example) and to MP3 devices such as an iPod.

Contents of the MP3:

Talk 1: Introduction to cognitive behavioural principles.
Talk 2: Effective goal setting.
Talk 3: The nature of stress and depression
Talk 4: Lifestyle management strategies
Talk 5: Introduction to cognitive therapy
Talk 6: Challenging distorted thinking
Talk 7: The role of your social life
Talk 8: The road ahead: Relapse prevention

Please note: The Core Program MP3 Audio Edition is not a substitute for care by a trained physician or professional therapist. Readers/listeners are urged to seek professional help for assessment and treatment of mood difficulties. The Core Program can provide a supplement to this work, however, offering guidance and explanations about many of the key concepts.

About the MP3-CD Format: The eight hours of audio content are presented on a single disk in a pocket on the inside back cover of the manual. This compressed file format is playable on all MP3-enabled computers, CD players, and DVD players. Some older CD players may not be able to play this file format, however. We also have a version of the program that provides the manual and eight one-hour regular CDs. (Further down on this page.)

Note to Therapists: The Core Program may prove to be a useful addition to your work. Clients can work through the guide and listen to talks as therapy progresses. You can cut down on the amount of time you spend discussing concepts (such as strategies to overcome insomnia, or how to set achievable goals, or the nature of depressive thinking) by inviting clients to listen to talks on these topics. More of your time can be spent individualizing treatment and doing "the real therapy." And if you run Core Program groups, you may find the talks a useful catch-up tool for clients who miss sessions. You can also get a sense of how the program developer might lead a group session. A special Clinician Edition provides multiple copies of the MP3 plus a CD-ROM enabling you to print copies of the manual for your clients (see further down on this page).
The Core Program: A Cognitive Behavioural Guide to Depression. Text + MP3 Audio Edition.
The Core Program Audio Edition with 8 REGULAR CDs.
$75.00

The same product as our MP3 Edition, but supplied with the 8 one-hour talks on 8 regular CDs rather than one MP3 disk. Some clients and some clinicians prefer the regular CD format to the MP3. Click More Details (below) for the full story.

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The Core Program is the most widely used group treatment program for depression in Canada. Now the guide has been revised for use by the general public. This MP3 Audio edition provides the 110-page Manual and a series of 8 one-hour talks by the program's senior author, Randy Paterson.

The MP3 edition is not an "audiobook." The talks are not a simple reading of the manual. Instead, the talks supplement the manual with the concepts, examples, and stories that Dr Paterson has used when leading Core Program groups. It's a little like being in the group itself.

The talks begin and end with a musical motif that signals the transition from one topic to the next. Each talk is divided into either six or seven tracks, enabling the listener to choose how long to listen each time. The content can be transferred to a computer (using iTunes, for example) and to MP3 devices such as an iPod.

Contents of the MP3:

Talk 1: Introduction to cognitive behavioural principles.
Talk 2: Effective goal setting.
Talk 3: The nature of stress and depression
Talk 4: Lifestyle management strategies
Talk 5: Introduction to cognitive therapy
Talk 6: Challenging distorted thinking
Talk 7: The role of your social life
Talk 8: The road ahead: Relapse prevention

Please note: The Core Program MP3 Audio Edition is not a substitute for care by a trained physician or professional therapist. Readers/listeners are urged to seek professional help for assessment and treatment of mood difficulties. The Core Program can provide a supplement to this work, however, offering guidance and explanations about many of the key concepts.

About the MP3-CD Format: The eight hours of audio content are presented on a single disk in a pocket on the inside back cover of the manual. This compressed file format is playable on all MP3-enabled computers, CD players, and DVD players. Some older CD players may not be able to play this file format, however. We also have a version of the program that provides the manual and eight one-hour regular CDs. (Further down on this page.)

Note to Therapists: The Core Program may prove to be a useful addition to your work. Clients can work through the guide and listen to talks as therapy progresses. You can cut down on the amount of time you spend discussing concepts (such as strategies to overcome insomnia, or how to set achievable goals, or the nature of depressive thinking) by inviting clients to listen to talks on these topics. More of your time can be spent individualizing treatment and doing "the real therapy." And if you run Core Program groups, you may find the talks a useful catch-up tool for clients who miss sessions. You can also get a sense of how the program developer might lead a group session. A special Clinician Edition provides multiple copies of the MP3 plus a CD-ROM enabling you to print copies of the manual for your clients (see further down on this page).
The Core Program: A Cognitive Behavioural Guide to Depression. Text + MP3 Audio Edition.
Your Depression Map
$30.00

Your Depression Map (Randy Paterson, New Harbinger Publications 2002, 307 pages) is a comprehensive self help workbook for those suffering from depression. Readers identify the risk factors likely to be relevant in their own case, then learn about treatment strategies found to be helpful in resolving each one. Although issues in receiving professional help are covered, most strategies can be implemented by the individual working on his or her own.

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Your Depression Map is a comprehensive workbook on the self-guided management of depression. Readers identify the risk factors likely to be relevant in their own lives, and then match intervention strategies to these. Here are the chapter headings and contents (additional information and excerpts are available in the Resources section of this website):
1. Journeys: The experience of depression.
2. The mythology of depression: Eleven ideas that can prevent you from getting well
3. The floating diamond and the depression map
4. Taking stock: The symptom census
5. The origins of your depression
6. The betrayal of the body: Physiological causes of depression
7. You in the world: Your life as a cause of depression
8. Charting your course: Choosing your path out of depression
9. Getting ahead by giving up: Goal-setting strategies to create change
10. Hiring help: Who to consult, and why
11. The role of psychotherapy
12. The behavioral realm: Building a sustaining lifestyle
13. The physical realm: Medication and more
14. Rebuilding the world inside: Working with depressive thinking
15. The river: Living with emotion
16. The situational realm: Living a life that works
17. The social realm: Building and maintaining your social network
18. The meaning of life
19. The road ahead: Preventing future difficulties
Your Depression Map:
Find the Source of Your Depression and Chart Your Own Recovery