Entering higher education can be a difficult transition - with the alienation and stress that comes with being thrust into a new environment, it can sometimes feel impossible to keep low moods and negative feelings under control.

Written by award-winning student mental health expert Dr Dominique Thompson, this easy-to-read guide will ensure that students have all the tools they need to understand the sources of their depression and take steps to reclaim their life from its debilitating effects.

Although plenty of people talk about depression, there are still a lot of misconceptions about it. This book will clearly explore what depression is and investigate the ways in which it can affect anyone. With extracts from students' own accounts about their depression and how they learned to manage it, alongside lots of practical, easy-to-follow tips and exercises, the book will help readers understand their depression, so they can deal with it in the right way for them.

Above all, this book will help readers gain real power over their depression so that they can enjoy the full student experience on their terms.