Handbook of Depression: Second Edition - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1572302240 ISBN 13: 9781572302242

Publisher: The Guilford Press, 1997

Synopsis

Updating and expanding on the highly acclaimed first edition, this volume addresses the need for a comprehensive review of the most current information available on depression. The Handbook surveys current theories and treatment models, covering everything both the M.D. and the non-M.D. needs to know. Bringing together well- known authorities, this important work is a state-of-the-art resource for all mental health professionals working in any area of depression research and clinical practice.

Addressing myriad issues, the Handbook covers the epidemiology, diagnostic classification, and assessment of depression; Axis I disorders; and the relationship of depression to personality disorders and other medical conditions. Biological processes in depression and genetic research are examined, as are biological/pharmacological treatment and diagnostic methods. With a particular emphasis on psychological treatment approaches, the book provides detailed discussion of cognitive, behavioral, and interpersonal therapies; couple and family therapies; long-term analytic care; and integrative techniques.

Covering a range of special populations and situations, chapters include discussion of depression in children, adolescents, the elderly, and women. Techniques for managing suicidal patients are described, as is coping with depression in a life context. Substantial appendices cites instruments for measuring depression and indicate where they can be obtained.

A definitive resource, Handbook of Depression: Second Edition is valuable to all mental health professionals--including psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, counselors, and nurses--treating depressed persons and their families. It is also an ideal teaching text for graduate courses.

About this title

About the Author

E. Edward Beckham, PhD, is a clinical associate professor at the Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and also has a private practice. From 1991 to 1994, he led a National Institute of Mental Health D/ART grant, Depression: Awareness, Recognition, and Treatment as a Principal Investigator.

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I. Defining the Boundaries of Depression
1. Epidemiology of Depression, Kaelber, Moul, and Farmer
2. The Diagnostic Classification of Depression, Beckham, Leber, and Youll
3. The Assessment of Severity and Symptom Patterns in Depression, Katz, Shaw, Vallis, and Kaiser
4. Depression and Its Boundaries with Selected Axis I Disorders, Maser, Weise, and Gwirtsman
5. The Relationship of Depression to Disorders of Personality, Millon and Kotik-Harper
6. Comorbidity of Depression and Other Medical Conditions, Stevens, Merikangas, and Merikangas
II. Biological Processes and Treatments
7. Genetic Research in Bipolar Illness, Sevy, Mendlewicz, and Mendelbaum.
8. Biological Processes in Depression: An Updated Review and Integration, Thase and Howland
9. Pharmacotherapy and Somatic Therapies, Fava and Rosenbaum
10. Medical Diagnostic Procedures for Depression: An Update from a Decade of Promise, Kravitz and Newman
III. Psychological Therapies and Combined Treatments
11. Cognitive Theory and Therapy, Sacco and Beck
12. Behavioral Theory and Treatment of Depression, Lewinsohn and Gotlib
13. Interpersonal Therapy, Markowitz and Weissman
14. Long-Term Analytic Treatment of Depression, Bemporad
15. Couple and Family Therapy for Depression, Prince and Jacobson
16. Psychotherapy Integration: Implications for the Treatment of Depression, Safran and Inck
17. Comparing and Combining Short-Term Psychotherapy and Pharmacotherapy for Depression, Jarrett
IV. Specific Populations
18. Depression in Children and Adolescents, Speier, Sherak, Hirsch, and Cantwell
19. Depression in Later Life: Epidemiology, Assessment, Etiology, and Treatment, Futterman, Thompson, Gallagher-Thompson, and Ferris
20. Epidemiology, Assessment, and Management of Suicide in Depressed Patients, Clark
21. Women and Depression: A Comprehensive Analysis, Brems
V. Psychological and Social Contexts
21. Life Context, Coping Processes, and Depression, Cronkite and Moos
Appendix A: Instruments for Assessing Depression in Adults, Nordgren
Appendix B: Instruments for Assessing Depression in Children, Willis

Edition details

• Publisher: The Guilford Press
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1572302240
• ISBN 13: 9781572302242
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 628
• Editor: Beckham E. Edward, Leber William R.