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Light and Dark Therapy
Phillips Wake Up Light
This is a very well-designed light with the specific purpose of replacing your alarm clock. Lights that simulate dawn (with gradually increasing illumination) can really help people who struggle with waking up on time. One downside of these lights is that they are not bright enough to provide therapy light. We’ve only found one therapy light that also incorporates a dawn simulation function.
Philips GoLite BLU Energy Light Therapy Lamp
Excellent quality and effectiveness may make up for the fact that it is a bit more expensive than other blue lights. We are concerned about the quality of the device in particular because of the risk of any device which doesn’t completely filter out ultraviolet causing damage to your eyes.
Few products have gotten this kind of support from Gateway patients. Many people with depression and bipolar who also have sleep problems report “amazing” results when they start using these glasses at night.
Wirecutter’s top recommendation for a light therapy lamp. As long as the therapy light that you are buying is from a reputable manufacturer and puts out 10,000 Lux it will probably be affective. We also like the lights from Verilux.
Books
Gateway Psychiatric Services is excited to announce the release of our latest book: The Bipolar Disorder Workbook from Callisto Media. Designed to educate and motivate people who have questions, particularly about Bipolar II and cyclothymia, the workbook walks users through a series of structured exercises, beginning with a basic checklist intended to identify symptoms that may warrant further investigation.
The Mindful Way Workbook
This workbook and the Mindful Way Through Depression book provide you with a way to address depressive episodes that are mild to moderate in severity. We find that they are best used with a therapist. The structure of the workbook can really help boost the effectiveness of mindfulness based therapy.
Attached – The New Science of Adult Attachment
If you have struggled with a recurring pattern of unsatisfying relationships you may want to read this book, which artfully applies the science of the Attachment Theory to real life dilemmas in relationships. We often use the quiz that comes with the book to help couples understand why they end up with frustrating fights or power struggles.
Wherever You Go, There You Are
In this followup book to Full Catastrophe Living Jon Kabat-Zinn writes with warmth and humor about the practice of mindfulness meditation. The book is part inspiration and part study guide. In brief, rather poetic chapters, he describes different meditative practices and what they can do for the practitioner.
The Happiness Trap
This book is one of the best ways fo diving into Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. ACT is based on the idea that it is not only ineffective, but often counterproductive, to try to control painful emotions or psychological experiences. Suppression of these feelings leads to more distress. ACT proposes alternative ways of coping with painful emotions including mindful behavior, attention to personal values, and commitment to action.
Have a New Kid by Friday
This book is really the most effective set of recommendations for helping your kids behave well. The principles in it are useful for people who are misbehaving at all stages in life. For example, there is also a “New Husband by Friday” book.
Stopping the Noise in Your Head
This book is a compassionate and thoughtful guide for those who are experiencing anxiety , especially if you have a tendency to want to avoid the things that make you anxious (and who doesn’t). this book will help guide you through the process of stepping towards those things that are feared so that you can better understand the real risks which are almost always less than the risks that one fears.
Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts: A CBT-Based Guide to Getting Over Frightening, Obsessive, or Disturbing Thoughts
In this book the authors tackle one of the most perplexing human dilemmas, how to get rid of intrusive and unwanted thoughts that can make it almost impossible to focus your attention on the important challenges that you face. This is the book that is most highly recommended book by colleagues who specialize in treating obsessional thoughts.
Other Products
Beurer BM55 Upper Arm Blood Pressure Monitor
Wirecutter’s recommendation for the best home blood pressure monitor
This is one of the few non-addictive treatments for anxiety that has been shown to have meaningful effects on anxiety. And it has relatively few side effects.