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Depression, the Mood Disease
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Publisher:
Baltimore - The Johns Hopkins University Press
Pages:
205
Series:
Edition:
3rd ed
ISBN:
0801884500, 9780801884504, 0801884519, 9780801884511
Language:
English
Contents:
pt. 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
pt. II. Two 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 disorders
Medical causes of mood disorders
Sleep and depression
pt. 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
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
pt. II. Two 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 disorders
Medical causes of mood disorders
Sleep and depression
pt. 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
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-196) and index
Statement of Responsibility:
Francis Mark Mondimore
Physical Description:
xii, 205 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
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