| Description |
viii, 296 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-288) and index. |
| Contents |
The experience of depression -- The experience of mania : bipolar disorder -- Who is at risk for depression? -- Recognizing depression in all its forms and guises -- Stressful events : when people get depressed -- What do we know about the brain? -- Genes and depression : the fateful inheritance -- Hormones, headaches, and heart attacks -- Depression, manic depression, and relationships -- Destructive behavior -- Facing up to suicide -- Getting help for depression -- Making the diagnosis is the first treatment -- Medical treatment -- The different kinds of drugs -- Psychotherapy : treating the person -- ECT, light, and other medical treatments -- Alternative treatments -- Hospitalization : a guide for patients and families -- Getting back to normal -- Going forward. |
| Subject |
Depression, Mental -- Popular works.
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Bipolar disorder -- Popular works.
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Depression, Mental.
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Manic-depressive illness.
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| Added Author |
Horvitz, Leslie Alan.
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| ISBN |
0471395528 cloth alkaline paper |
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