I. Supporting Your Partner with Depression

1. Understanding the Experience of Depression

2. Supporting Your Partner Effectively

3. Becoming Informed about Treatments That Help

4. Encouraging Treatment

5. Helping Your Partner Engage in Antidepressant Behavior

6. Helping Your Partner Change Negative Thinking

7. Being Aware of Warning Signs and Managing Expectations

II. Supporting Yourself through Your Partner’s Depression

8. Making Sense of Your Feelings and Tending to Your Needs

9. Understanding Your Responsibility

10. Putting Structure and Routine Back into Your Life

III. Supporting Your Relationship

11. Common Pitfalls and Thorny Issues

12. The Power of Negative Thinking

13. Communication and Problem Solving

14. Acceptance Strategies

IV. The Final Word

15. When Your Partner Improves (or Doesn’t Improve)

Resources

Bibliography

Index