Dorothy Rowe
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Dr. Dorothy Rowe is an Australian psychologist and author, whose area of interest is depression
. Dr. Rowe currently resides in the United Kingdom
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Rowe came to England
in her forties, working at Sheffield University and was the head of Lincolnshire Department of Clinical Psychology. In addition to her published works on depression, she is a regular columnist in the UK.
She spent her time working with depressed patients and, through listening to their stories, came to reject the medical model of mental illness, instead working within personal construct theory. She believes that depression is a result of beliefs which do not enable a person to live comfortably with themselves or the world. Most notably it is the belief in a "Just World" (that the bad are punished and the good rewarded) that exacerbates feelings of fear and anxiety if disaster strikes. Part of recovering is accepting that the external world is unpredictable and that we control relatively little of it.
The BBC
were required to apologise to Dorothy Rowe in 2009 after the production editing of her radio interview misrepresented her views on the impact of religion in providing structure to people's lives.
Depression (mood)
Depression is a state of low mood and aversion to activity that can affect a person's thoughts, behaviour, feelings and physical well-being. Depressed people may feel sad, anxious, empty, hopeless, helpless, worthless, guilty, irritable, or restless...
. Dr. Rowe currently resides in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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Rowe came to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in her forties, working at Sheffield University and was the head of Lincolnshire Department of Clinical Psychology. In addition to her published works on depression, she is a regular columnist in the UK.
She spent her time working with depressed patients and, through listening to their stories, came to reject the medical model of mental illness, instead working within personal construct theory. She believes that depression is a result of beliefs which do not enable a person to live comfortably with themselves or the world. Most notably it is the belief in a "Just World" (that the bad are punished and the good rewarded) that exacerbates feelings of fear and anxiety if disaster strikes. Part of recovering is accepting that the external world is unpredictable and that we control relatively little of it.
The BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
were required to apologise to Dorothy Rowe in 2009 after the production editing of her radio interview misrepresented her views on the impact of religion in providing structure to people's lives.
Works
- What Should I Believe?, 2008, 978-0415-46679-0
- Depression: The Way Out of Your Prison 3rd edition 2003 ISBN 1-58391-286-X
- Friends & Enemies: Our Need to Love and Hate ISBN 0-00-255939-0
- Dorothy Rowe's Guide to Life ISBN 0-00-255562-X
- Wanting Everything: The Art of Happiness ISBN 0-00-637430-1
- Beyond Fear ISBN 0-00-711924-0
- Time on our side: Growing in Wisdom, Not Growing Old ISBN 0-00-215970-8
- Choosing Not Losing: The Experience of Depression ISBN 0-00-637202-3
- Living with the Bomb ISBN 0-7102-0477-9
- The Courage to Live ISBN 0-00-637384-4
- The Successful Self ISBN 0-00-637342-9
- Breaking the Bonds: Understanding Depression, Finding Freedom ISBN 0-00-637565-0
- The Real Meaning of Money ISBN 0-00-255329-5
- My Dearest Enemy, My Dangerous Friend, making and breaking sibling bonds ISBN 978-0-415-39048-4