Depression 101
Published on 28. February 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-8261-7106-1 (ISBN)
Description
"This latest installment in the Psych 101 series is a reader-friendly discussion of one of the most common mental health disorders -- depression. With the advent of the DSM-5, this book is not only timely, but it also provides a life-span approach to understanding depression."--Doody's Medical Reviews
Depression, often referred to as the "common cold of psychopathology," is among the most prevalent psychiatric conditions, yet it remains challenging to understand and treat. Depression 101 provides a reader-friendly overview of unipolar and bilpolar depression and provides the most current and intriguing scientific knowledge on this topic. Unique in its transdisciplinary and lifespan approaches to depression, the text explicitly integrates models of depression across childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Depression 101 establishes an organizational framework for understanding the multiple pathways that can lead to depression. It describes the fundamental distinctions between unipolar and bipolar disorders, and provides a model for understanding of mood disorders on a continuum of severity. The text illuminates how such major psychology disciplines as clinical, developmental, evolutionary, personality, and behavioral neuroscience shed light on the causes, risk factors, and treatment options for the full spectrum of depressive disorders. Cultural and gender as variables are examined as is depression across the lifespan. Additionally the text clarifies common misconceptions about depression and mood disorders, and considers how the recently-released DSM-5 affects diagnostic practice.
Key Features:
Provides an accessible reader-friendly overview of depression and related mood disorders Explores cutting edge research on psychology from across a wide range of psychological disciplines Takes a lifespan approach, viewing depression as it affects people at all ages of development Clarifies common misconceptions about depression and other mood disorders Reviews causes, risk factors, and treatment options for the full spectrum of depressive disorders Updated to reflect changes in diagnosis as provided in DSM-5
Depression, often referred to as the "common cold of psychopathology," is among the most prevalent psychiatric conditions, yet it remains challenging to understand and treat. Depression 101 provides a reader-friendly overview of unipolar and bilpolar depression and provides the most current and intriguing scientific knowledge on this topic. Unique in its transdisciplinary and lifespan approaches to depression, the text explicitly integrates models of depression across childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Depression 101 establishes an organizational framework for understanding the multiple pathways that can lead to depression. It describes the fundamental distinctions between unipolar and bipolar disorders, and provides a model for understanding of mood disorders on a continuum of severity. The text illuminates how such major psychology disciplines as clinical, developmental, evolutionary, personality, and behavioral neuroscience shed light on the causes, risk factors, and treatment options for the full spectrum of depressive disorders. Cultural and gender as variables are examined as is depression across the lifespan. Additionally the text clarifies common misconceptions about depression and mood disorders, and considers how the recently-released DSM-5 affects diagnostic practice.
Key Features:
Provides an accessible reader-friendly overview of depression and related mood disorders Explores cutting edge research on psychology from across a wide range of psychological disciplines Takes a lifespan approach, viewing depression as it affects people at all ages of development Clarifies common misconceptions about depression and other mood disorders Reviews causes, risk factors, and treatment options for the full spectrum of depressive disorders Updated to reflect changes in diagnosis as provided in DSM-5
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
10 Illustrations; 10 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-8261-7106-1 (9780826171061)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Emily Durbin, PhD, is Associate Professor of Psychology at Michigan State University.
Content
Chapter 1 What is depression?
Chapter 2 How does depression manifest?
Chapter 3 Who is likely to experience depression?
Chapter 4 How does depression affect functioning?
Chapter 5 Why does depression exist?
Chapter 6 What models help us to understand the causes of depression?
Chapter 7 What is the role of personality in depressive disorders?
Chapter 8 How do stress and the environmental context impact depression?
Chapter 9 What genes and biological systems are implicated in depression?
Chapter 10 How can depressive disorders be treated?
Chapter 11 Conclusions: How can we integrate our knowledge of depressive disorders to
improve our understanding and treatment of these conditions?
Chapter 2 How does depression manifest?
Chapter 3 Who is likely to experience depression?
Chapter 4 How does depression affect functioning?
Chapter 5 Why does depression exist?
Chapter 6 What models help us to understand the causes of depression?
Chapter 7 What is the role of personality in depressive disorders?
Chapter 8 How do stress and the environmental context impact depression?
Chapter 9 What genes and biological systems are implicated in depression?
Chapter 10 How can depressive disorders be treated?
Chapter 11 Conclusions: How can we integrate our knowledge of depressive disorders to
improve our understanding and treatment of these conditions?