Contagious Emotions: Staying Well When Your Loved One is Depressed

By Ronald M. Podell and Podell

Book Overview

The first book designed to strenghten the emotional systems of the long-overlooked depression codependents. Through case histories and examples, Podell shows how to break the chain reaction of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671702394
• ISBN13: 9780671702397
• Release Date: May 1992
• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

A must read for anyone affected by another's mental disorder

I have tried to secure more copies of this book for a course I teach to loved ones of those struggling with brain disorders but have been unsuccessful. I have even written to the publisher but received no reply. This book shows how essential it is for well family members to appropriately respond to their ill relative's chemical imbalance not only for the benefit of the one with the disorder but the family member as well. I refer to this book often in dealing with chemical imbalance in family members.

A salvation for my wife and for our marriage.

Our lives were ruined by my wife's depression and I unknowingly was becoming "fused" into her illness. We argued constantly. She threatened suicide. I threatened divorce. We were fighting a war that had no end and blamed each other. We now understand how the contagious force of depression was infecting our lives. We both take medication and have learned how to manage our communication effectively