A User-Friendly Book

I have been reading an easy-to-read book on mental health. It is called Mental Health First Aid USA. It is published by the National Council for Behavioral Health.

The book's primary goal is to help train people to respond to those who are going through a mental health crisis.

The chapter I find the most helpful is on depression. In there is a lot of interesting and informative facts, such as:

--"Depression often co-occurs with anxiety or substance use disorders" (p. 20).

--"Once a person has had an occurrence of depression, they are prone to subsequent episodes" (p. 20).

--"Those most prone to develop depression are:
     --People who previously have had an episode of depression
     --People who have family members who have had episodes of depression
     --People with a more sensitive emotional nature
     --People who have had a difficult childhood (for example, those who experienced physical,      sexual, or emotional abuse, neglect, or overstrictness)
     --Females" (p. 23).

--"Males are four times more likely to die by suicide than females, but women attempt suicide three times as often as men" (p. 24).

Indeed, it's a well written book.

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