Preface
Part 1 Symptoms of depression
1: Sorrow and natural despondency
2: Mood disorders
3: Seasonal depressions
4: Depression in childhood and adolescence
5: Women, men, and depression
6: The elderly and depression
7: Physical illness, pain, symptoms, and depression
8: Substance abuse and depression
9: Eating disturbances and depression
10: Anxiety and depression
11: Sleep and depression
Part 2 Causes of depression
12: Biological theories on the causes of depression
13: Psychological theories of depression
14: Nature or nurture: what matters most?
Part 3 Treatment of depression
15: When to see a doctor and subsequent treatment
16: Treatment with antidepressant medication
17: Sexuality, depression, and antidepressant medication
18: Electroconvulsive therapy and light therapy
19: Psychological forms of treatment
20: Advice to family members
21: Self-help in depression
22: Suicide and depression: when zest for life is gone
Winner, BMA Board of Science Award for the Public Understanding of Science, BMA Medical Book Awards 2012
Danuta Wasserman is a specialist in general psychiatry and has a
psychotherapeutic training. She is an active member of several
professional organizations. On a national and Nordic level, Danuta
Wasserman has built up the National Centre for the Prevention of
Mental Ill-Health and Suicide (NASP) and a strong Nordic research
network on the prevention of mental disorders. She has the first
Professorship in Europe in Psychiatry and Suicidology, established
in 1995 at
the Karolinska Institutet. Professor Wasserman received several
significant Research Awards, such as the Stengel Award from the
International Association for Suicide Prevention, for
outstanding
contributions in the field of suicide research and prevention;
Distinguished Research Award: from the American Foundation for
Suicide Research; Hans-Rost-Prize, German Association for Suicide
Prevention; and the Nordic Public Health Prize by the Nordic
Council of Ministers of Health.
Written and laid out in a simple-to-read fashion, the book avoids
medical terminology and statistics. Intended primarily for
laypersons, the book provides concise but simple to understand
information about depression. It draws on the knowledge gained from
biological and psychosocial research as well as the extensive
clinical experience of the author.
*Doody's Review*
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