Understanding Depression A Complete Guide to its Diagnosis and Treatment

by Klein, Donald F.; Wender, Paul H.

• ISBN13: 9780195072792
• ISBN10: 0195072790
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1993-01-14
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

When Understanding Depression was first published over ten years ago, it quickly became a trusted guide for the millions of Americans suffering from depression. This updated and expanded second edition: Evaluates available pharmaceutical and psychological treatments, Contains excerpts from real patient histories, Explores the causes of depression, Includes self-tests to determine the need to seek a psychological evaluation Understanding Depression is a highly informed and readable guide to this much misunderstood disease. Book jacket.

Author Biography

About the Authors: Donald F. Klein is Professor of Psychiatry at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Director of Research at New York State Psychiatric Institute. Paul H. Wender is Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Director of Psychiatric Research at the University of Utah School of Medicine. He is the author of The Hyperactive Child,Adolescent and Adult, and coauthor of Mind, Mood, and Medicine with Donald F. Klein.

Table of Contents

Introduction	3	(8)
Symptoms of Mood Disorders: Recognizing Biological Depression	11	(62)
The Question of Names	11	(6)
Recurrent Problems in Patients' Illnesses	17	(33)
Treatment	50	(13)
Mild Forms of Depression and Manic-Depression	63	(8)
The Interpersonal Consequences of Depression and Manic-Depression	71	(2)
What Happens to the Depressive or Manic-Depressive Individual over Time?	73	(14)
The Symptoms of Depression in Children and Adolescents	75	(3)
The ``Natural History'' of Depression and Manic-Depression	78	(9)
What Causes Depression and Manic-Depression?	87	(16)
Hereditary Factors: Patterns of Depressive and Manic-Depressive Illness in Families	87	(1)
Heredity Versus Environment	88	(4)
Genes Plus Events Can Equal Depression	92	(2)
Can Upbringing and Life Experience Cause Depressive Illness?	94	(3)
Chemistry and Depression	97	(4)
Other Illnesses and Depression	101	(1)
Predicting Depressive Illness	101	(2)
Diagnosis and Treatment of Depression	103	(24)
Diagnosis	103	(2)
The Effectiveness of Medical Treatment of Depression	105	(1)
The Decision to Use Drugs, Psychotherapy, or Both: Relative Costs and Benefits	106	(4)
Drug Treatment	110	(5)
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)	115	(2)
Psychological Management of Depression	117	(3)
The Relationship of the Doctor and the Patient	120	(1)
The Family's Role in the Treatment of Depression and Manic-Depression	120	(3)
Self and Family Monitoring of Depression	123	(4)
A Brief Guide to Psychopharmacological Drugs	127	(20)
Tricyclic Antidepressants	131	(2)
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs)	133	(1)
New Antidepressants	134	(4)
Lithium	138	(3)
Neuroleptics	141	(1)
Minor Tranquilizers: Benzodiazepines	141	(2)
Anticonvulsants	143	(2)
Monitoring Drug Treatment	145	(2)
Illnesses Related to Depression	147	(18)
Panic and Depression	147	(12)
Atypical Depression	159	(2)
Seasonal Affective Disorder	161	(1)
Premenstrual Syndrome	162	(3)
How to Get Help	165	(12)
Who Is Most Qualified to Diagnose and Treat?	165	(4)
Finding a Psychiatrist with Training in Biological Disorders	169	(2)
Meeting with the Psychiatrist for the First Time	171	(1)
Second Opinions	172	(2)
Psychotherapy for the Depressed Patient	174	(1)
Conclusion	174	(3)
Index	177