Raising an Optimistic Child: A Proven Plan for Depresion-Proofing Young Children--for Life
(McGraw-Hill, 2006) by Bob Murray and Alicia Fortinberry

Creating Optimism:
A Proven Seven-Step Program for Overcoming Depression
(McGraw-Hill, 2004) by Bob Murray and Alicia Fortinberry

By Bob Murray, PhD and Alicia Fortinberry, MS

• Creating Optimism
  Read why readers and health professionals alike recommend Creating Optimism: A Proven, Seven-Step Program for Overcoming Depression by psychologist Dr Bob Murray and psychotherapist Alicia Fortinberry.

• Depression Best-sellers
  Alicia Fortinberry reviews some recent books and discusses the pros and cons of widely prescribed self-help treatments for depression.
  Amongst these field-leaders are:
  David Burns "Feeling Good: the New Mood Therapy"
  -- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) founder
  Richard O'Connor "Undoing Depression: What Therapy Doesn't Teach You and Medication Can't Give You."
  Michael D Yapko "Breaking the Patterns of Depression"

• Dogs That Know When Their Owners are Coming Home
  Alicia Fortinberry reviews Rupert Sheldrake's controversial book about the innate abilities of animals.

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