"Thank you for sending me a copy of your new book "Fight Your Dark Shadow: Managing Depression with Cognitive Behaviour Therapy" for my review. I enjoyed reading the book. I find "Fight Your Dark Shadow" is refreshing change of style from the usual densely referenced academic text books available on the subject of mood disorders.

In writing this book the authors succeeded in making the contents easier to understand. In the first part the authors successfully presented a complex piece of information with simple and clear facts. I was particularly impressed that the authors of a book about cognitive behaviour therapy managed to present a very well balanced view of the use of medication in treatment of mood disorders. In the second half of the book they also managed to convey eloquently the ways how cognitive behaviour therapy works and how clients can build up positive self scheme.

Overall I find this book is valuable and helpful to clients and their carers to understand depression and to achieve full recovery. The message is presented not only by simple and clear language but also visualised in up lifting cartoons and illustrations.

I commend the authors for producing this book."

Asscociate Professor Amgad Tanaghow, Chief Psychiatrist
Department of Human Services Victoria