Depression sourcebook : basic consumer health information about unipolar depression, bipolar disorder, postpartum depression, seasonal affective disorder, and other types of depression in children, adolescents, women, men, the elderly, and other selected populations ... / edited by Karen Bellenir.

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Online Access: Full Text (via Internet Archive)
Other Authors: Bellenir, Karen
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Detroit, Mich. : Omnigraphics, ℗♭2002.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Health reference series.
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Table of Contents:
  • Types and Causes of Depression
  • What Causes Depression?
  • Four Common Mood Disorders
  • Seasonal Affective Disorder
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Dysthymic Disorder
  • Bipolar Disorder (Manic Depression)
  • Child and Adolescent Bipolar Disorder
  • Schizoaffective Disorder
  • Dual Diagnosis: Substance Abuse
  • Alcohol and Depression
  • Medicines That Can Cause Mood Disorders
  • Depression: What Else Could It Be?
  • Understanding the Experience of Depression
  • The Depressed Child
  • Depression on the College Campus
  • Depression: What Every Woman Should Know
  • Major Depression during Conception and Pregnancy
  • Depression in Men
  • Depression in the Workplace
  • Depression in Late Life: Not a Natural Part of Aging
  • Depression and Poverty
  • Stress: Coping with Everyday Problems
  • Coping with Loss: Bereavement and Grief
  • Depression and the Holidays
  • Depression and Sexual Desire
  • What to Do If a Friend Has Depression
  • Treating Depression
  • Psychotherapy
  • How Psychotherapy Works
  • Antidepressants and Other Medications Used in Treating People with Depression
  • Treatment of Depression: Newer Medications
  • Managing Common Side Effects of Antidepressant Medications
  • Drug Interactions: What You Should Know
  • Treating Mood Disorders in Drug Abuse Patients Improves Both Conditions
  • Treating Depression in Patients with a History of Alcohol Dependency
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
  • Alternative Therapies for Depression
  • St. John's Wort
  • Exercise against Depression
  • Treatments for Depression: Study Outcomes.