| Description |
viii, 296 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Acknowledgments. -- Foreword. -- Introduction. -- Part One: Understanding Depression. -- 1 The Experience of Depression. -- 2 The Experience of Mania: Bipolar Disorder. -- 3 Who Is at Risk for Depression? -- 4 Recognizing Depression in All Its Forms and Guises. -- 5 Stressful Events: When People Get Depressed. -- Part Two: Unraveling the Secrets. -- 6 What Do We Know About the Brain? -- 7 Genes and Depression: The Fateful Inheritance. -- 8 Hormones, Headaches, and Heart Attacks. -- Part Three: Depression and Mania and -- Destructive Effects on the Whole Person. -- 9 Depression, Manic Depression, and Relationships. -- 10 Destructive Behavior. -- 11 Facing up to Suicide.Part Four: Treatments for Depression. -- 12 Getting Help for Depression. -- 13 Making the Diagnosis Is the First Treatment. -- 14 Medical Treatment. -- 15 The Different Kinds of Drugs. -- 16 Psychotherapy: Treating the Person. -- 17 ECT, Light, and Other Medical Treatments. -- 18 Alternative Treatments. -- 19 Hospitalization: A Guide for Patients and Families. -- 20 Getting Back to Normal. -- 21 Going Forward. -- Appendix A: Insurance. -- Appendix B: Helpful Organizations. -- Appendix C: Helpful Books. -- Glossary. -- Bibliography. -- Index |
| Summary |
Presents a guide for people who suffer from depression and bipolar disorder and those who care for them, revealing how to identify the problem and find the right kind or treatment |
| Analysis |
Manic Depressive Illness |
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Depression, Mental |
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Depression, Mental - Popular Works |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Depression, Mental -- Popular works.
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Manic-depressive illness -- Popular works.
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Depressive Disorder.
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Bipolar Disorder.
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| Genre/Form |
Popular works.
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| Author |
Horvitz, Leslie Alan.
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| LC no. |
2001045449 |
| ISBN |
0471395528 : |
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0471430307 paperback |
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