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viii, 166 pages ; 22 cm Most of us suffer from feelings of depression at some times of our lives, but some of us will suffer from clinical depression - depression that can be treated. In this book the author explodes many of the myths that have grown up about this most common of illnesses, and describes it - like any other illness - in terms of symptoms, diagnosis, classification of the different types of illness, and their treatment and prognosis. This book will be a great help to everyone who suffers from depression, and their families - as well as nurses, doctors, social workers, ministers, and others who as professionals are likely to meet people suffering from depression Includes index 1. Darkness over Yasnaya Polyana -- 2. The definition and clinical appearance of depression -- 3. Depression in the general population -- 4. How many angels can dance on the head of a pin : classification -- 5. Familial background and heredity -- 6. The natural history of mood disorders -- 7. Suicide -- 8. All the world's a stage : depression and the ages of man -- 9. The biology of depression -- 10. The use of the clinical laboratory in depression -- 11. Psychosocial contributions to depression

Author

George Winokur

Publisher

Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press

Published

1981

Language

EN

ISBN

9780192613158

Subjects

Medical, Medicine