A Mood apart
The Thinker's Guide to Emotion and Its Disorders
Published on 17. February 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
363 pages
978-0-06-097740-5 (ISBN)
Description
"A compassionate exploration of depression and manic-depression."
-- Forecast
"The most thorough and wide-ranging discussion for lay readers about the interplay of the physical and emotional elements of depression and manic-depression... His presentation is illuminating, and the case histories demonstrate his sensitivity and skill as a clinician.... Whybrow's presentation offers a deeper understanding of, along with a humane and wise approach to these very troubling illnesses."
-- Kirkus Reviews
More details
Edition
1990th ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
New York, NY
United States
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
illustrations :
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 133 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
483 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-06-097740-5 (9780060977405)
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Person
Peter Whybrow, M.D., is chairman of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and Vice Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board of the National Depressive and Manic Depressive Association. In 1996, he was awarded the Gerald L. Klerman Lifetime Research Award by the NDMDA. Dr. Whybrow has lectured extensively throughout Europe and the United States. He lives in Philadelphia, PA.