Depression

Wasserman, Danuta. (Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9780199602933 (pbk.)
ISBN: 019960293X (pbk.)
Physical Description: print
ix, 154 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Sorrow and natural despondency -- 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 -- Biological theories on the causes of depression -- Psychological theories of depression -- Nature or nuture : what matters most? -- When to see a doctor and subsequent 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.