Dealing with Depression: A Commonsense Guide to Mood Disorders - Softcover
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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Gordon Parker is a leading international expert on depression and mood disorders. He is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of New South Wales, and Research Director of the Internationally renowned Mood Disorders Unit at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney.
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"An excellent overview of the depressive illnesses, written by one of the leading authorities on the subject." -- Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
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- PublisherAllen & Unwin
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 1865085138
- ISBN 13 9781865085135
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages160
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Book Description Softcover. Condition: Good. Most of us get 'the blues' at some point in our lives, and some people find that they just can't shake them. How can you tell when you or someone you know is suffering from depression that needs clinical treatment? How can you find the best treatment for your depression?Dealing with Depression is a brief, user-friendly guide to depression and mood disorders for sufferers, their families, and health professionals who care for them. Professor Parker explains that contrary to popular belief, there are many different types of depression and different ways of treating them.He outlines the advantages and disadvantages of drug and non-drug treatments, and offers advice on matching the different types of depression with their most appropriate treatment. He shows that while depression may be severe and disabling, it can be treated successfully providing it is diagnosed and managed properly.Covering everything from a typical 'blue mood' to severe clinical depression, including mood states such as bipolar disorder, Dealing with Depression is one of the most comprehensive and accessible guides available for the general reader and health professional. 146 pages. Tanning to page edges. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Psychology; Psychology & Psychiatry; ISBN: 1865085138. ISBN/EAN: 9781865085135. Inventory No: 261070. Seller Inventory # 261070
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