| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 154 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
The facts
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Facts (Oxford, England)
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| Note |
Previous edition: 2006. |
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Includes index. |
| 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. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Depression, Mental.
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Depression, Mental. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Wasserman, Danuta. Depression. 2nd ed. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011 9780199602933 (DLC) 2011942559 (OCoLC)751744334 |
| ISBN |
9780191631504 (electronic book) |
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0191631507 (electronic book) |
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9780199602933 |
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019960293X |
| Standard No. |
9786613891778 |
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