This is a book about depression, a disorder with many faces and forms. It also covers Bipolar Disorders: the happy and sad faces of mood disorders. In this book, I share my years of experience as a psychiatrist working with patients who have struggled with depression or its other faces and recovered.The book reflects on our current scientific knowledge about this common psychological problem. It covers what is depression, its history, causes, various available treatments, physical and psychological, and how to defeat depression.It discusses drugs in use for therapy of mania and depression, how to treat resistant depression and strategies in the management of bipolar disorders.Details of the powerful benefits of psychotherapy, in particular Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and the role of other non-medication approaches, and psychotherapies are covered.I describe the techniques of cognitive therapy, and how to use them to overcome depressive thoughts.Finally, I advise the reader on steps to defeat depression.This book is intended to be a general guide written from the view of a psychiatrist. It addresses many questions patients ask about their mood disorders, how their doctor decide upon diagnosis and treatment, and what they can do to get over their mood disorders.I hope that by reading through this book, you will recognize that you are not alone.I endeavour to offer answers and guidance, based on my clinical experience and scientific research. One of the most common questions is "Will I get better?" The answer is definitely "Yes", "You will get better and recover if you work together with the treatment team: your doctors, nurses, psychologists, and other professionals. Dr. Sabry Abdel Fattah is a highly experienced consultant psychiatrist who has been living in the United Kingdom since 1990. After graduating from medical school in Cairo, he underwent rigorous training in psychodynamic psychotherapy and group therapy before enrolling in post-graduate studies in psychiatry at the University of London, where he qualified with an M.Sc. Neuroscience degree. In 1995, he joined the Department of Psychiatry at Edinburgh University as a Research Fellow and contributed to numerous scientific publications during his time there. With more than four decades of experience both within the UK and overseas, Dr. Abdel Fattah also has extensive knowledge and interest outside of psychiatry; including computer programming, scientific writing, philosophy, arts, literature, and history.الدكتور صبري عبد الفتاح طبيب نفسي يعيش في إنجلترا منذ عام 1990. تدرب وعمل في المملكة المتحدة كاستشاري في الطب النفسي. بعد تخرجه من كلية الطب من جامعة القاهرة ، اختار الدكتور عبد الفتاح الطب النفسي تخصصًا منذ عام 1978. مارس الطب النفسي والعلاج النفسي لعدد من السنوات في مصر والشرق الأوسط. في إنجلترا ، أكمل تدريبه لعضوية الكلية الملكية للأطباء النفسيين في لندن ، ودرس درجة الماجستير في علم الأعصاب في جامعة لندن. من خلال العمل في البحث العلمى مع جامعة إدنبرة ، نشر الدكتور عبدالفتاح عددًا من الدراسات حول مرض انفصام الشخصية. عمل كاستشاري طب نفسي في المملكة المتحدة لمدة 30 عامًا. يتمتع صبري عبد الفتاح بخبرة واسعة في الطب النفسي والعلاج النفسي طوال حياته المهنية. من بين مجالات اهتمامه الأخرى برمجة الكمبيوتر والكتابة العلمية والفلسفة والفنون والأدب.
