Screen LibraryDepression, the mood disease
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The Johns Hopkins University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Baltimore |
| Publication Dates: | 2006. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
| Series: |
A Johns Hopkins Press health book |
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| Carrier Form: | xii, 205 p.: ill. ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: |
0801884500 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780801884504 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0801884519 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780801884511 |
| Index Number: | R749 |
| CLC: | R749.4 |
| Call Number: | R749.4/M741/3rd.ed. |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-196) and index. 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. |