Depression
The term "depression" covers a wide spectrum of conditions ranging from mild despondency to melancholia, the very deepest form of depression. Natural despondency is not a disease but simply a part of life. Depression, however, is a common psychiatric illness that must be identified and treated in the same manner as other illnesses. Depression: The Facts, Second Edition provides a simple, yet comprehensive overview of depression for sufferers, their friends, and families. It contains case-study …
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- Full title :Depression / Danuta Wasserman.
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The term "depression" covers a wide spectrum of conditions ranging from mild despondency to melancholia, the very deepest form of depression. Natural despondency is not a disease but simply a part of life. Depression, however, is a common psychiatric illness that must be identified and treated in the same manner as other illnesses. Depression: The Facts, Second Edition provides a simple, yet comprehensive overview of depression for sufferers, their friends, and families. It contains case-study descriptions and can serve as a quick-reference for those with a medical background. It succ
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- Publication Date:2011.
- Edition:2nd ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication:Oxford
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2011.
Notes
Previous edition: 2006.
Includes index.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (ix, 154 pages) : : illustrations
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780191631504, 0191631507, 1283579324, 9781283579322, 9786613891778, 6613891770
- oclc:ocn801405497
- LC Classification:RC537
- Dewey Decimal:616.8527
Table of Contents
PART 1: SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION: Sorrow and natural depondency -- Mood disorders -- Seasonal depressions -- Depression in childhood and adolescence -- Women, men, and depression -- The elderly and depression -- Physical illness, pain, symptoms, and depression -- Substance abuse and depression -- Eating disturbances and depression -- Anxiety and depression -- Sleep and depression -- PART 2: CAUSES OF DEPRESSION: Biological theories on the causes of depression -- Psychological theories of depression -- Nature or nuture: what matters most? -- PART 3: TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION: When to see a doctor and subsequent treatment -- Treatment with antidepressent medication -- Sexuality, depression, and antidepressent medication -- Electroconvulsive therapy and light therapy -- Psychological forms of treatment -- Advise to family members -- Self-help in depression -- Suicide and depression when zest for life is gone.
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