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    Understanding depression : what we know and what you can do about it / J. Raymond DePaulo, Jr., Leslie Alan Horvitz.

    • 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.
    • Other Contributors/Collections:Horvitz, Leslie Alan.
    • Published/Created:New York, NY : Wiley, ©2002.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Depression, Mental--Popular works.
      Bipolar disorder--Popular works.
    • Medical Subjects: Depressive Disorder.
      Bipolar Disorder.
    • Genre/Form:Popular works.
    • Description:viii, 296 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
    • 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.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-288) and index.
    • ISBN:0471395528 (cloth : alk. paper)
      9780471395522 (cloth : alk. paper)
      0471430307
      9780471430308
    • 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.
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