Jak vyléčit depresi aneb Šest kroků k zdravému životnímu stylu – Ilardi Stephen S. (2016)

The clear and understandable book by American clinical psychologist and university professor Dr. Stephen S. Ilardi presents a clinically validated program for treating depression based on lifestyle changes rather than the use of antidepressants. The effectiveness of the program, which consists of six steps, is demonstrated by the author through examples of specific patients. The publication not only helps to understand how insidious the disease of depression is, but also gives hope that it can be treated and cured. The book can help both those suffering from depression and their loved ones – family and friends, and last but not least, everyone who wants to avoid depression in their lives, who want to take care of their mental and physical health, and who are not foreign to the idea of a healthy lifestyle. Ilardi argues that humans are not suited for the frantic pace of the 21st century. He compares the lifestyle of Euro-American civilization to that of the indigenous people of Papua New Guinea, who, like our prehistoric hunter-gatherer ancestors, spend most of the day moving outdoors in the sun, where they procure natural food in the company of other tribe members. And they do not know depression.