Sunday, November 28, 2010

Hopeful Living/ Depression, the Way Out Class at Davis High


January 19- March 16 (9 weeks, Wednesday nights)
6:30-8:30 p.m., Davis High School room 2309 
Class fee: $50 per person, additional $25 workbook fee
Optional textbooks recommended (bought at a discount in class)
Come learn the benefits of using a comprehensive approach to healing and/or preventing depression. Although the focus of this class is on depression, this approach is also known to help with anxiety. This course was researched and developed by Neil Nedley, MD. See www.drnedley.com. You will learn the following and more:
  • Factors that contribute to depression and anxiety
  • Effective lifestyle treatments
  • Necessary nutrients for serotonin and melatonin production
  • Foundational CBT tools
  • How Utah's geography contributes to the problem, and what to do about it
  • Coping with stress productively
  • Social support and dealing with loss
  • Why frontal lobe enhancement is vital to mental health, and how to enhance it
  • This class encourages commitment and change 
Further information will be in the Davis County Community Education mailer (mailed to all residents) in January, or check the Nedley website.