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Mental depression : forms, causes and treatment / Rafael D. Moy, editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Depression- causes, diagnosis, and treatment series.
- Depression- causes, diagnosis, and treatment series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Depression, Mental.
- Depression, Mental--Treatment.
- Depression, Mental--Women.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (105 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Nova Science Publishers, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This text explores mental depression; it's forms, causes and treatments. The book describes the most up-to-date research in this field, including the development of medications, psychotherapies, and other methods which have been used to people with this disabling disorder.
- Contents:
- Intro
- MENTAL DEPRESSION:FORMS, CAUSES AND TREATMENT
- MENTAL DEPRESSION: FORMS, CAUSES AND TREATMENT
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- DEPRESSION*
- WHAT IS DEPRESSION?
- WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT FORMS OF DEPRESSION?
- WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION?
- WHAT ILLNESSES OFTEN CO-EXISTWITH DEPRESSION?
- WHAT CAUSES DEPRESSION?
- How Do Women Experience Depression?
- How Do Men Experience Depression?
- How Do Older Adults Experience Depression?
- How Do Children and Adolescents Experience Depression?
- HOW IS DEPRESSION DETECTEDAND TREATED?
- Medication
- What Are the Side Effects of Antidepressants?
- FDA Warning on Antidepressants
- What About St. John's Wort?
- Psychotherapy
- Electroconvulsive Therapy
- What Efforts Are Underwayto Improve Treatment?
- HOW CAN I HELP A FRIEND ORRELATIVE WHO IS DEPRESSED?
- HOW CAN I HELP MYSELF IF I AM DEPRESSED?
- WHERE CAN I GO FOR HELP?
- REFERENCES
- DEPRESSION: DON'T LET THEBLUES HANG AROUND*
- WHAT TO LOOK FOR
- GETTING HELP
- TREATING DEPRESSION
- HELP FROM FAMILY AND FRIENDS
- PREVENTING DEPRESSION
- FOR MORE INFORMATION
- DEPRESSION:WHEN THE BLUESDON'T GO AWAY*
- CAN A PERSON HAVE DEPRESSION ANDANOTHER ILLNESS AT THE SAME TIME?
- WHEN DOES DEPRESSION START?
- Medications
- Other Therapies
- HOW CAN I FIND TREATMENTAND WHO PAYS?
- WHY DO PEOPLE GET DEPRESSION?
- WHAT IF I OR SOMEONE I KNOW IS ON CRISIS?
- Personal Story
- MEN AND DEPRESSION*
- TYPES OF DEPRESSION
- SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION AND MANIA
- CO-OCCURRENCE OF DEPRESSIONWITH OTHER ILLNESSES
- CAUSES OF DEPRESSION
- MEN AND DEPRESSION
- DEPRESSION IN OLDER MEN
- DEPRESSION IN BOYS AND ADOLESCENT MALES
- SUICIDE
- DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION AND TREATMENT
- MEDICATIONS
- Side Effects
- Psychotherapies
- Electroconvulsive Therapy.
- Herbal Therapy
- HOW TO HELP YOURSELF IF YOU ARE DEPRESSED
- HOW FAMILY AND FRIENDS CAN HELP
- WHERE TO GET HELP
- CONCLUSION
- FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
- WOMEN AND DEPRESSION*
- WHAT ARE THE BASIC SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION?
- WHAT CAUSES DEPRESSION IN WOMEN?
- Genetics
- Chemicals and Hormones
- Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
- Postpartum Depression
- Menopause
- WHAT ILLNESSES OFTEN COEXISTWITH DEPRESSION IN WOMEN?
- HOW DOES DEPRESSION AFFECT ADOLESCENT GIRLS?
- How does Depression Affect Older Women?
- HOW IS DEPRESSION DIAGNOSED AND TREATED?
- Is It Safe to Take Antidepressant Medication During Pregnancy?
- Is It Safe to Take Antidepressant Medication while Breastfeeding?
- WHAT EFFORTS ARE UNDERWAY TO IMPROVETREATMENT?
- HOW CAN I HELP A FRIEND OR RELATIVEWHO IS DEPRESSED?
- WHAT IF I OR SOMEONE I KNOW IS IN CRISIS?
- INDEX.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-61324-440-1
- OCLC:
- 847625105
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