Conquering Depression in the Golden Years (A Practical Guide for Older Adults)

Dr. Valentin Bragin uses his forty-plus years of experience to give readers easy-to-access information about depression and its effects on the body, and how to combat the disorder -- providing proven coping mechanisms and exercises, both mental and physical, and allowing seniors to begin living depression-free lives.

When left untreated, depression becomes a deadly disease. It damages the functioning of every organ and shortens lives. But there is hope. Based on science and years of clinical testing, Dr. Valentin Bragin provides a proven program for geriatric patients to recover from depression.

With Conquering Depression in the Golden Years, elderly patients, their families and caretakers will learn to:
-Recognize depression the whole body disease
-Activate the senses
-Improve concentration and attention
-Boost memory
-Lift mood
-Trigger better health and well being

This life-altering book describes what works and explains why it works, in a recovery program that has already helped countless elderly patients suffering from depression.

Valentin Bragin, M.D., PH.D, is a psychiatrist with over forty years of clinical and research experience and the founder and medical director of the Stress Relief and Memory Training Center (SRMTC) in Brooklyn, New York. His clinical expertise and interest include stress and stress-related disorders, and brain function rehabilitation in elderly populations. Dr. Bragin feels very strongly that, while successful treatment for depression may start at the doctor's office, it must continue at home. To this end, he has developed an innovative treatment strategy that utilizes the brain's reserves and self-repair capacity to fight depression and memory decline. His Brain Activation Program has been available to every patient of the Center for the last eight years, for the style has inspired many patients to actively participate in the program. The patients love and enjoy it, and many are active collaborators in the program's ongoing development.
Dr. Bragin's enthusiasm for his work has prompted him to dedicate significant time to educating the public about the brain's amazing capacity for self-repair and stress-fighting techniques. He has written over seventy educational articles on the subject in Russian language newspapers. He currently speaks at community centers in the NYC area and is a frequent guest on the local Russian radio station.
He has now published two versions of his book, How to Activate Your Brain (in Russian in 2005 and in English in 2007). He has also published extensively on the subject and presented his inspiring results at numerous national and international conferences. He has appeared on radio programs such as Boomer Times and HealthRadio.Net to discuss his work.
Dr. Bragin graduated from one of the oldest and most prestigious medical schools in the former Soviet Union, the Russian Medical Military Academy in Leningrad. He earned his Ph.D. at the same school. He also has an engineering degree in medical informatics.
Dr. Bragin is a member of the American Psychiatric Association, the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, and the International Psychogeriatric Association.