Depression, the mood disease / Francis Mark Mondimore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mondimore, Francis Mark, 1953-

Series:

Johns Hopkins Press health book.

A Johns Hopkins Press health book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Depression, Mental--Popular works.

Depression, Mental.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Full of information compassionately presented, this guide provides hope and help to patients and their families.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Introduction; PART I: SYMPTOMS, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT; 1. Mood; Mood: What Is It?; The Chemistry of Mood; An Early Breakthrough in Brain Science; Mood Disorders; What Is the Biology of Depression?; 2. Depression; The Symptoms of Major Depression; "Normal" Depression?; The Classification of Depression; 3. Treatment; Medications; Electroconvulsive Therapy; Other Brain Stimulation Techniques; Complicated Depression; Tests for Mood Disorders; 4. Bipolar Disorder; What Is Bipolar Disorder?; The Hypomanic Syndrome; Another Duality; "Mood Swings" and Cyclothymia

Is There a Spectrum of Mood Disorders?The Chemistry of Bipolar Disorder; The Treatment of Bipolar Disorder; Length of Treatment in Bipolar Disorders; Treating "Soft" Bipolar Disorders; PART II: VARIATIONS, CAUSES, AND CONNECTIONS; 5. Variations of the Mood Disorders; Major Depression in the Elderly; Mood Disorders in Children and Adolescents; Mood Disorders in Women; Depression and Stroke; Depression and Pain; Seasonal Affective Disorder; Schizoaffective Disorder; Panic Attacks and Mood Disorders; 6. Causal Factors and Associations; The Heredity of Mood Disorders

Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Mood DisordersMedical Causes of Mood Disorders; Sleep and Depression; PART III: GETTING BETTER; 7. Advice for Patients with Mood Disorders and Their Families; Who Can Help? The Mental Health Professionals; Living with a Mood Disorder; Community Support and National Organizations; The Family; How to Help with Depression; 8. Summing Up and Looking Ahead; Further Reading; Support and Advocacy Organizations; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; X; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-196) and index.

ISBN:

0-8018-8956-1

OCLC:

923193425