Caroline says:
“When my life partner of twenty years became depressed – it was a shock. I needed advice – but couldn’t find the right kind quickly enough. So I wrote this book!”
Living With the Black Dog, how to cope when your partner is depressed, gives you masses of advice and support on:
- How to look after yourself and the rest of your family
- How to support your partner
- Understanding depression and how it affects you
- Strategies to get you through
- Where to get help
Reviews
Caroline tells her story very honestly, interweaving it with case studies and information panels. It shows how she coped, and how others can too . Yorkshire Today/Lincolnshire Today
This is by far the best book to have been written by a carer of a depressed partner. It is moving, practical, down to earth and personal. Above all it is warm....This book is an obligatory read . Paul Lanham, Vice-President of Depression Alliance
Recommended patient resource: An honest account of Caroline Carr’s relationship plus other case studies and practical resources and coping techniques. Independent Nurse
Editor’s response to letter feature: I’m sending you a copy of Living With the Black Dog by Caroline Carr, which has some great tips. Woman
Having recently developed postnatal depression, I was interested to read your article ‘How I survived my husband’s depression’. This article really made me understand how my partner must be feeling. I just wanted to say thank you for giving me such an insight into the other side of my illness . SHE Magazine reader letter in response to Caroline Carr’s feature in the April issue
And some unsolicited reader emails:
I just want to say how reassuring I have found your book.
I have found some of your coping strategies most helpful – the 'license' to detach myself and the 'permission' to be an individual in my own right has been liberating.
I have read your book and have found it very helpful and I am now in the process of reading it again to remind me on how to cope.
Everybody who has a depressed partner should read this book. In fact it should be prescribed through the NHS as so many people would benefit!
I have recently read your book and thought it was excellent!
Many many thanks for your book its been a good help to me.
Thank you for making people aware of the ‘ other’ person.