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Understanding depression : what we know and what you can do about it / J. Raymond DePaulo, Jr., Leslie Alan Horvitz.
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Title:Understanding depression : what we know and what you can do about it / J. Raymond DePaulo, Jr., Leslie Alan Horvitz.
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Author/Creator:DePaulo, J. Raymond.
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Other Contributors/Collections:Horvitz, Leslie Alan.
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Published/Created:New York, NY : Wiley, ©2002.
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Location:PARC (circulating) (Order via Document Delivery)Where is this?
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Call Number: WM171 .D419 2002
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Location:PARC (circulating) (Order via Document Delivery)Where is this?
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Library of Congress Subjects:Depression, Mental--Popular works.
Bipolar disorder--Popular works.
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Medical Subjects: Depressive Disorder.
Bipolar Disorder.
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Genre/Form:Popular works.
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Description:viii, 296 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Summary:Presents a guide for people who suffer from depression and bipolar disorder and those who care for them, revealing how to identify the problem and find the right kind or treatment.
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-288) and index.
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ISBN:0471395528 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780471395522 (cloth : alk. paper)
0471430307
9780471430308
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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.