Dr. Finnerty's new book Depressive Personality Disorder: Understanding Current Trends in Research and Practice is scheduled for publication late Spring/ early Summer, 2009. Register on the website depressivepersonality.com for updates and a preorder deal.

Welcome to the Depressive Personality Disorder Resource Center

Check back often and register for updates about an upcoming publications related to DPD. Dr. Finnerty reserves the copyright for all original work including here on this site and on the blog. Check out the blog and register at the bottom to receive notice when there is a new update about Depressive Personality Disorder research and news. You can also learn more from future blog posts, the DepressivePersonality.com discussion forum and the Yahoo mailing list (newsletter only- no discussion or spam) about the upcoming, underdevelopment publication related to Depressive Personality Disorder, Dysthymic Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder and chronic depression symptoms. I will also be highlighting current approaches to diagnosis and treatment.

ATTENTION Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Counselors and other mental health professionals:

Would you like to be included in the new, FREE practice directory of clinicians who are aware of and assess for Depressive Personality Disorder? Claim your free listing by e-mailing toddfinnerty@toddfinnerty.com! There will be a directory of providers knowledgeable about DPD included right here on DepressivePersonalityDisorder.com broken down by State (USA) and country (internationally). In the future I will add a form for easier submission, but for now send me your name, practice address, website if applicable and any biographical or other details about your practice you would like included in the directory.
Want to read blog posts about Depressive Personality Disorder?
Open up the Blog! (The blog will become "officially" live after the publication of my book). Want to participate in discussions about Depressive Personality Disorder, Dysthymic Disorder, Chronic Depression and DSM-V? Go to the Depressive Personality Discussion forum

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From time to time I will be reviewing articles, books, suggesting interesting websites and blog posts as well as any interesting news I notice about DSM-V / DSM-5 (The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) published by the American Psychiatric Association. Register with the yahoo group below and I may also slip in some sneak peaks of an upcoming publication I'm working on.

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Want to learn more about Depressive Personality Disorder including links to great research articles and books as well as discuss issues related to Chronic Depression, Depressive Personality Disorders, Personality Disorder, NOS and issues related to the DSM-V in a discussion forum? Go to The Depressive Personality resources page available at DepressivePersonality.com

Check out a list of Depressive Personality Disorder related articles and books.



Some books of interest include Depression and Personality, Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Personality Disorders as well as CBT for Chronic / Persistent Depression. Know of a related book you'd like to see featured here for free? Let me know about it by emailing toddfinnerty@toddfinnerty.com


Are you interested in Psychology, Mental Health, Counseling, Social Work, Psychotherapy, Psychological Testing or similar subjects? if you're not quite sure where to surf next here on the world wide web why not check out the many and growing list of sites in the World Wide Mental Health online publishing family. It is a resource created by Psychologist Dr. Todd Finnerty and includes many webpages on related topics which you may be interested in (don't have time? check them out and bookmark them for later). You'll find an online continuing education directory, free MP3 and other relaxation exercises, directories to lots of great psych information you may not have known about, community blogs and other discussion forums and groups as well as a daily briefing page that presents up to the minute mental health news and recently published journal articles (and much more). Some of the great sites brought to you by world wide mental health include:
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Coming Soon- a new website at www.DysthymicDisorder.net. Don't forget to check out DepressivePersonality.com for more resources and a discussion forum related to the Depressive Personality.
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