Depression

includes index and biblioraphy

Chapter 1. What Is Depression? 1 Depression Defined 3 Ancestral Depression 8 The Epidemiology of Depression 19 Depression in the Arts 22 Chapter 2. How Is Depression Diagnosed? 33 Making the Diagnosis of Depression 33 Types of Depression 35 Brain Anatomy and Chemistry as It Pertains to Depression 36 The Diagnostic Evaluation 40 Depression and Gender 46 Culture, Religion, and Depression 49 Depression across the Lifespan 59 Chapter 3. Causes of Depression Factor 1: Genes and Depression Factor 2: Medical Conditions Causing Depression Environmental Causes of Depression Chapter 4. Treatment of Depression Developments Leading to Contemporary Treatments of Depression The Pharmaceutical Age: Better Living through Medication Psychotherapy: The Power of Talk Mechanical and Electrical Cures Brain Surgery to Treat Depression Alternative Approaches to Treating Depression Chapter 5. Complications of Depression Suicide Economic Impact The Effects of Depression on Physical Health Stigma Impact on the Family Chapter 6. Depression: The Future Bacteria to Treat Depression? Searching for the Holy Grail of Depression: A Common Brain Pathway Stem Cells as a Cure? A Gene for Major Depression and a Possible Cure? Genes That Predict Antidepressant Response Small Switches That Turn Brain Cells On and Off