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Depression : the facts / Danuta Wasserman.

by Wasserman, Danuta.

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Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.

Depression, Mental.

0198571305 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Facts (Oxford, England)

ix, 334 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

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 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.

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