Physical Description:print xii, 205 p. : ill ; 23 cm.
Edition:3rd ed.
Publisher:Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-196) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
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 -- 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 -- 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.
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