Publisher's Description: One in five women will experience clinical depression in her lifetime. Christian counselor and author Leslie Vernick offers words of hope and encouragement as she helps women understand the symptoms of depression, what causes depression, and what steps they can take to get better and grow stronger. Employing godly wisdom and surprising insights, Leslie shares on vital topics, such as these:

• Depression is revealing something about you. Listen to it.
• Growth takes time and practice.
• Things are not hopeless; you are not helpless; and you are not worthless.

Defeating Depression is a timely resource for women battling depression or for family and friends who love them and want to understand what they are going through.

256 Pages
Published January 2009
Formerly Entitled: Over the Blues

About the Author: Leslie Vernick, a licensed clinical social worker with a private counseling practice, has authored numerous books, including The Emotionally Destructive Relationship and How to Act Right When Your Spouse Acts Wrong. She completed postgraduate work in biblical counseling and cognitive therapy. Leslie and her husband, Howard, have been married more than 30 years and have two grown children.