Seven Principles of Good Mental Health by Windy Dryden

Seven Principles of Good Mental Health by Windy Dryden

In this book, Professor Dryden outlines seven core principles that form the basis of good mental health. Beginning with the importance of taking personal responsibility, he then discusses four attitudes that will keep you mentally healthy in the face of life's adversities. Since an important part of good mental health is the capacity to experience 'healthy negative emotions' about life's adversities, Professor Dryden takes care to clarify this principle. Finally, Professor Dryden presents a realistic outlook on personal change and lists a number of steps you can follow to achieve and maintain good mental health.

Windy Dryden is Emeritus Professor of Psychotherapeutic Studies at Goldsmiths University of London and is in part-time independent practice. His interests are in REBT, very brief interventions and promoting self-help.

Professor Dryden has written or edited over 235 books.

FrankW.Bond, BA-Hons, DipPsych, MSc, PhD, CPsychol, is a Senior Lecturer at Goldsmiths College, University of London, in the Department of Psychology. His research and practice are focused on occupational health psychology, namely how work redesign and cognitive behavior treatments might help to improve workers' psychological health, absenteeism, and productivity, both individually and in combination. Dr. Bond also runs a private cognitive behavior therapy clinic. Professor of Counselling at Goldsmiths College, University of London, Windy Dryden, BA, DipPsych, MSc, PhD, CPsychol. Almost 125 books in the field of counselling and psychotherapy have been edited or written by him. His main interests are rational emotive behavior therapy and teaching its theory and procedures to the broader public through the publication of short, easy-to-understand self-help publications.