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Author Wasserman, Danuta.

Title Depression : the facts / Danuta Wasserman
Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006

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 MELB  616.8527 Was/Dtf  AVAILABLE
Description ix, 334 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Contents Sorrow and natural despondency -- Affective disorders: major depression, dysthymia, and manic-depressive illness -- Seasonal depressions -- Depression in childhood and adolescence -- Women, men, and depression -- The elderly and depression -- Physical illness, pain, somatic symptoms, and depression -- Substance abuse and depression -- Eating disturbances and depression -- Anxiety and depression -- Sleep and depression -- Biological theories on the causes of depression -- Psychological theories on the causes of depression -- Hormones, stress, and depression -- Nature or nurture: which matters most? -- See a doctor for treatment -- Treatment with antidepressant medication -- Sexuality, depression, and antidepressant medication -- Electroconvulsive therapy and light therapy -- Psychological forms of treatment -- Advice to family members -- Self-help in depression -- Suicide and depression: when zest for life is gone
Notes "Expert advice for patients, carers and professionals"--cover
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Depression, Mental.
LC no. 2006016703
ISBN 9780198571308 paperback
0198571305 paperback