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Understanding depression : what we know and what you can do about it / J. Raymond DePaulo, Jr., Leslie Alan Horvitz.

DePaulo, J. Raymond. (Author). Horvitz, Leslie Alan. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 0471395528
ISBN: 9780471395522
Physical Description: viii, 296 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : John Wiley & Sons, [2002]
Copyright: ©2002

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-288) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

The experience of depression -- The experience of mania : bipolar disorder -- Who is at risk for depression? -- Recognizing depression in all its forms and guises -- Stressful events : when people get depressed -- What do we know about the brain? -- Genes and depression : the fateful inheritance -- Hormones, headaches, and heart attacks -- Depression, manic depression, and relationships -- Destructive behavior -- Facing up to suicide -- Getting help for depression -- Making the diagnosis is the first treatment -- Medical treatment -- The different kinds of drugs -- Psychotherapy : treating the person -- ECT, light, and other medical treatments -- Alternative treatments -- Hospitalization : a guide for patients and families -- Getting back to normal -- Going forward.