100 Questions & Answers About Depression

by Ava T. Albrecht, Charles Herrick

Overview

Empower Yourself! Approximately 35 to 40 million Americans will deal with depression at some point in their lives. 100 Questions&Answers About Depression, Second Edition provides practical, authoritative answers to key questions about depression. Written in an easy-to-understand style by two prominent psychiatrists, Drs. Ava T. Albrecht and Charles Herrick, this unique guide presents comprehensive information on causes of depression, treatment options, and coping techniques. This completely revised book includes essential new topics on risk factors associated with depression, brain therapies, physiological drug dependence, and more! The only book to feature both patient and doctor views, this invaluable resource has the tools you need to understand and deal with this debilitating condition.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781449620547
Publisher:	Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication date:	02/19/2010
Series:	100 Q&AS Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	212
File size:	777 KB

About the Author

Clinical Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychology, New York University School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital, New York City, New York, Service Chief, Adolescent Inpatient Unit, Silver Hill Hospital, New Canaan, Connecticut
New York Medical College and Danbury Hospital, Valhalla, New York, Department of Psychiatry, Danbury Hospital, Danbury, Connecticut

Table of Contents

Part 1 The Basics
Part 2 Diagnosis
Part 3 Risk/Prevention/Epidemiology
Part 4 Treatment
Part 5 Associated Conditions
Part 6 Special Populations
Part 7 Surviving