Depression, the Mood Disease /
Dr. Francis Mark Mondimore, author of the best-selling book Bipolar Disorder: A Guide for Patients and Families, here explains depression - its causes and symptoms, and its treatment. He discusses depression in all age groups and in both sexes, as well as bipolar disorder, seasonal affective disorde...
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Baltimore :
Johns Hopkins University Press,
2006.
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Edición: | 3rd ed. |
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.