Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-201).
Contents
Depression chronicity: perspectives on forms and reasons -- Depression as persistent and recurrent scourge -- Stress generation -- Negative feedback-seeking -- Excessive reassurance-seeking -- Interpersonal conflict avoidance -- Self-handicapping -- Blame maintenance -- Stable vulnerabilities -- The complex interplay of the factors -- Application to depression-related disorder: bulimia -- Clinical assessment -- Therapeutics -- Prevention: the potential to save lives.