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From Depression to Contentment: A Self-Therapy Guide

Bob Rich, Ph.D.
Loving Healing Press (2019)
ISBN 9781615994359
Reviewed by Rachel Dehning for Reader Views (6/20)

How we feel physically and mentally can make or break us. Dr. Bob Rich understands this and has the experience and expertise to solicit his advice unto our eager ears. In his book, “From Depression to Contentment: a Self-Therapy Guide,” Dr. Rich digs into the topic of depression and helps the reader make sense of this debilitating issue. “From Depression to Contentment” lives up to its promise by being very thorough in explaining every way in which depression can take hold of your life, and then teaches the reader how to take back control of their life to ease their symptoms. Dr. Rich’s book is a self-help book, providing the necessary information for the reader to be able to apply it to their own life in order to live a happier, more fulfilling life.

Everything about depression that Dr. Rich says in his book makes sense, is informationally correct, and can be easily done by any reader, as long as they are willing to put forth the effort. Anything that needs fixing in our lives requires some work, and depression is far from the exception. I appreciate how he covers the expanse of influence that depression has on a person’s life, but then also provides solid and attainable goals to work toward.

I also appreciate the extra resources through websites and book suggestions to add to our knowledge on this subject. He writes with a mostly positive and personal tone so that the reader can’t help but feel that they are sitting in his office, receiving his expert help in person. I say “mostly” above because the reader will find some of his personal beliefs interspersed in the text that might not be a shared opinion among everyone.

“From Depression to Contentment: a Self-Therapy Guide,” by Dr. Bob Rich should be known and read by everyone to help reduce the number of cases of depression around the world.

From Crisis to Recovery: Proceedings of the 6th Annual Rocky Mountain Disaster Mental Health Conference
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From Crisis to Recovery: Proceedings of the 6th Annual Rocky Mountain Disaster Mental Health Conference

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Events around the world continue to present challenges for first responders and mental
health professionals. Natural and man-made disasters continue. Evidence mounts concerning
potential events such as global warming and the effects this may have worldwide. Avian Flu
remains a concern as do forms of biological terrorism and natural hazards such as tsunamis,
floods, hurricanes and earthquakes. The 2004 tsunami in Sri Lanka and Thailand continues to
have a significant impact on that area of the world. Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq continue to
impact those countries, the Middle East and the United States. Preparing our communities and
families not only for deployments and support of those deployed and their families, but also
for the aftermath and return of our military and National Guard personnel into our communities
is important for all.

What can we expect from all of these? How do communities and first responders handle
these? What role does mental health play? How do first responders and mental health professionals
plan together for responding to future events and learning from past ones. Using a
strategic planning approach, how do we identity potential threats and identify target populations
and groups? What resources are available for which identified threats? How do we do
such planning, how often, and how do we exercise such plans prior to events? What can we
learn from such events and how do we incorporate what we learn into future planning?

It is crucial that response, resilience, recovery and follow-up be included in our planning.
Additional variables important in responding include cultural knowledge and sensitivity. We
need to prepare to respond appropriately within a culture not our own, whether locally,
nationally, or internationally.

November 8-10, 2007, the Rocky Mountain Region Disaster Mental Health Institute held
their Annual Disaster Mental Health Conference in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The theme of this
conference was: From Crisis To Recovery: Resilience and Strategic Planning for the Future.


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Laramie, WY 82073-0786

Phone: 307-399-4818

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