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Dysthymia
and the
Spectrum
of Chronic
Depressions:
Review of
recent
changes in
the
understanding
of chronic
depressions.
Discusses
what the
nature and
classification
of
specified
chronic
depressive
subtypes.
23
contributors,
10 U.S.
DNLM:
Depression,
Mental.
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"For the past thirty years, I've studied how comprehensive lifestyle change can prevent and reverse many chronic illnesses. Now, Dr. Hyman shows how to prevent and often reverse mood and brain disorders by addressing their underlying causes. Highly recommended." -- Dean Ornish, M.D., clinical professor of medicine, University of California, San Francisco, and author of "Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease" and "The Spectrum" |
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Beating
the Blues:
New
Approaches
to
Overcoming
Dysthymia
and
Chronic
Mild
Depression:
Mild
depressions
are so
insidious
that
sufferers
often
don't seek
help. They
think,
"that's
just the
way I am.
There's
really not
much I can
do about
it." As
Dr.
Michael
Thase and
science
writer
Susan S.
Lang
reveal in
this
wonderful
new book,
the good
news is
they can
do
something
about it.
Persistent
mild
depression,
which
afflicts
up to 35
million
Americans,
can be
readily
and
permanently
cured. ... |
Dealing
with
Depression:
A
Commonsense
Guide to
Mood
Disorders:
Covering
both
traditional
and
alternative
approaches
to
treating
depression,
this guide
outlines
the many
different
types of
depression
including
mood
swings,
clinical
depression,
and
bipolar
disorders.
Each type
of
depression
is
explained
fully and
is
accompanied
by
suggestions
for the
most
appropriate
treatments.
While
depression
may be
severe and
disabling,
it can be
treated
successfully-providing
it is
diagnosed
and
managed
properly.
Simple
descriptions
and a
user-friendly
layout
make this
guide
accessible
for those
suffering
from mood
disorders,
their
families,
and the
health
professionals
who care
for them.
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Do you know someone who is suffering from depression? If someone you know is being crushed by the yoke of depression, would you recognize the symptoms? And, if they were depressed, would you know how to help them? In "Help Me, I'm Depressed", the author, a well known expert in the field of depression, shows you how to recognize the symptoms of depression. The author guides you professionally in the approach to helping a family member, friend, or coworker with depression. ... |
When
Nothing
Matters
Anymore: A
Survival
Guide for
Depressed
Teens:
A guide to
understanding
and coping
with
depression,
discussing
the
different
types, how
and why
the
condition
begins,
how it may
be linked
to
substance
abuse or
suicide,
and how to
get help.
Written by
Bev
Cobain,
RN, cousin
of the
late
Nirvana
lead
singer,
Kurt
Cobain. |
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Unholy Ghost: Writers on Depression: This is a unique collection of essays about depression that, in the spirit of William Styron's Darkness Visible, finds vivid expression for an elusive illness suffered by more than one in five Americans today. Unlike any other memoir of depression, however, Unholy Ghost includes many voices and depicts the most complete portrait of the illness. Lauren Slater eloquently describes her own perilous experience as a pregnant woman on antidepressant medication. Susanna Kaysen, writing for the first time about depression since Girl, Interrupted, criticizes herself and others for making too much of the illness. Larry McMurtry recounts the despair that descended after his quadruple bypass surgery. Meri Danquah describes the challenges of racism and depression. Ann Beattie sees melancholy as a consequence of her writing life. And Donald Hall lovingly remembers the "moody seesaw" of his relationship with his wife, Jane Kenyon. |
The Bell Jar: The Bell Jar chronicles the crack-up of Esther Greenwood: brilliant, beautiful, enormously talented, and successful, but slowly going under--maybe for the last time. Sylvia Plath masterfully draws the reader into Esther's breakdown with such intensity that Esther's insanity becomes completely real and even rational, as probable and accessible an experience as going to the movies. Such deep penetration into the dark and harrowing corners of the psyche is an extraordinary accomplishment and has made The Bell Jar a haunting American classic. |
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Up the
Down Hill:
Imagine
waking up
in a
mental
institution.
Now,
imagine
that you
are a
woman who
has a deep
testimony
of Jesus
Christ.
You have a
wonderful
family.
You have a
good job.
You appear
to be
successful
in every
way. What
would
cause you
to become
so
convinced
that your
life isn't
worth
living
that you
need to be
hospitalized
for your
own
protection?
Up the
Down Hill
is the
story of
one
woman's
journey to
the valley
of despair
and back. |
In
Understanding
Depression,
Donald
Klein and
Paul
Wender
offer a
definitive
guide to
depressive
illness --
its
causes,
course,
and
symptoms.
They
clarify
the
difference
between
depression
(which is
a normal
emotion)
and
biological
depression
(which is
an
illness),
and
include
several
self-rating
tests with
which
readers
can
determine
whether or
not they
should
seek
psychiatric
evaluation
to
determine
if they
have a
biological
depressive
illness.
They
describe
the
symptoms
of
biological
depression,
among them
loss of
energy,
changes in
eating
habits,
sleep
disturbances,
decreased
sex drive,
restlessness,
poor
concentration
and
indecisiveness,
and
increased
use of
intoxicants
and drugs.
And they
paint a
clear
picture of
how
depressive
illness
can affect
people's
lives,
using
excerpts
from
patient
histories
to show
the
progress
of each
patient
from the
onset of
depression
to
treatment
and
recovery.
... |
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Based on the latest scientific findings, a comprehensive guide to the diagnosis and treatment of teenage depression.
Each year thousands of American teenagers are diagnosed with clinical depression. If ignored, poorly treated, or left untreated, it can be a devastating illness for adolescents and their families. Drawing on her many years of experience as a psychiatrist working with teenagers, Dr. Maureen Empfield answers the questions parents and teens have about depression, providing detailed information on:
*Identifying the different types of depression
*How depression is diagnosed
*Which teenagers are most at risk
*Suicide
*The effect of depression on other teenage problems
*How depression is treated and by whom
*The drugs used to treat teenage depression - what they are and how they work
*When a teenager needs to be hospitalized for depression
*and more ...
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Diagnosis
and
Treatment
of Chronic
Depression:
Cornell
University,
New York
City.
Reference
on chronic
depression,
particularly
dysthymic
disorder,
a syndrome
of
chronic,
low grade
depressive
symptoms.
Includes
assessment,
pharmacotherapy
and
psychotherapy,
epidemiologic
studies,
and the
course of
chronic
depression.
For
psychiatrists
&
psychotherapists.
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Phoenix
Rising:
This
self-help
approach
to
regaining
control of
your life,
uses a
step-by-step
process
that's
easy to
follow --
even for
those at
the lowest
point of
depression.
This
handbook
shows a
way out,
especially
for those
who suffer
from
affective
disorders
(depression
and manic
depression)
and
provides a
better
understanding
to those
who love
and care
for people
with these
disorders.
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Mind
Fall:
Inside
Major
Depression:
A Story of
Survival &
A Medical
Perspective:
Compelling
story of
surviving
Major
Depression. |
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