Adolescent-onset depressive disorders represent insidious conditions because of their strong association with chronic and recurrent emotional problems in adulthood. This handbook offers reviews of research on the nature, causes, and treatments for depression in adolescents.
Concise yet comprehensive, it compiles the most essential facts on every aspect of mood disorders?epidemiology, etiology, physical treatments, psychosocial treatments, outcomes, and comorbidity. The information is organized for easy look-up and fast comprehension, with detailed …
Recognizing that all depression is different?from how severe it is and what the symptoms are to how long it lasts?this book explains what causes depression, how to recognize depression, and how to make decisions about treatment. Integrating pharmacologic and psychotherapeutic ap…
Autobiographical stories written by sufferers of depression open the lid on this insidious and often silent disease and chart the journey from first onset to successful management. Inspiring and insightful reading from people who know exactly what it means to bring the black dog…
Around ten percent of us suffer from depression at some point - and more than half haven?t even sought help. Now, Dr Raymond DePaulo, one of the world?s foremost authorities on depression, provides a sensitive, thorough, and reassuring book for sufferers from depression and thos…
This book presents the treatment and prophylaxis of bipolar illness. More than 40 investigators share research and insight into the neurobiological mechanisms that help to explain the powerful effects of new antibipolar drugs.
This book takes a critical look at the medications available for treating mood, anxiety, and cognitive disorders; their relevance to pathobiology and underlying mechanisms; and their limitations. The contributors provide background and rationale in understanding the underlying m…
Schattendasein - das unverstandene Leiden der Depression. Anders als bei anderen Krankheiten haben die Betroffenen häufig das Gefühl über ihre Erkrankung nicht sprechen zu können, "über der Depression liegt ein Schleier". Unterstützung und Austausch finden die Betroffenen jedoch…
In 'Better Than Prozac', Samuel Barondes explains the science underlying rational design of the next generation of antidepressive agents, and how we have learned what we know about the molecular basis of the neuropharmacological treatment of mood disorders. He presents many case…
A sweeping new theory about depression argues that effective treatments have been limited by a misperception that the disorder occurs because of psychological or chemical defects, posing the theory that depression is actually caused by severe, evolutionary-based expressions of n…
"The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Depression offers a complete program for defeating depressive thinking and other symptoms of depression using cognitive behavioral therapy, a proven effective treatment protocol. This new edition includes new information on relapse preventi…
Much evidence supports the clinical importance of full symptom remission in the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders, given that residual symptoms are associated with poor outcomes including higher risk of relapse, chronicity, and suicide, and lower quality of life. Cli…
