The Johns Hopkins White Papers: Depression and Anxiety - Softcover

Swartz, Karen L.; Margolis, Simeon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0929661176 ISBN 13: 9780929661179

Publisher: UNKNO, 2002

Synopsis

Researchers have gained a greater understanding of how a person's biochemical makeup, environment, and behavior contribute to these disorders. We examine the causes of depression, bipolar disorders, phobias, panic attacks, and related mental health conditions, as well as advances in methods of diagnosis and treatment.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

As research into depression and anxiety progresses, investigators are continually refining and improving the treatments for these conditions. For example, medications called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors—originally designed to target depression—are now proving effective in the management of some anxiety disorders as well. In this White Paper, we bring you the latest information on both the medical and nonmedical treatments for these conditions.

Highlights:

- The medications that can make depression worse.

- Finding the best mental health information on the Internet.

- How to distinguish between grief and depression.

- The link between depression and diabetes.

- Keys to finding the right therapist.

- Dealing with the weight changes caused by antidepressant medications.

- Why is the risk of heart disease increased in people with depression and anxiety?

- Are you at risk for serotonin syndrome?

- The latest research on estrogen replacement for treatment of depression in postmenopausal women.

- St. John's wort does not work for people with major depression.

- Exercise: An effective treatment for depression?

- The 10 best ways to treat insomnia.

- How common is social phobia?

- Medications for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder and panic disorder.

About the Author:

Karen L. Swartz, M.D., received her B.A. from Princeton University and her M.D. from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She completed her psychiatry residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where she served as chief resident. She is now an attending psychiatrist with clinical expertise in mood disorders and eating disorders. Dr. Swartz is also an assistant professor in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Currently, she is working with colleagues at Johns Hopkins and DRADA (Depression and Related Affective Disorders Association) to develop a school-based program to educate students, faculty, and parents about teenage depression. Her other research has focused on psychiatric disorders in the general population, including the study of whether affective disorders predict migraine headaches, the incidence of social phobias in the Baltimore area, and the heterogeneity and course of affective disorders. Dr. Swartz has written articles for such journals as Archives of General Psychiatry, Current Opinion in Psychiatry, and the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D., is a professor of medicine and biological chemistry at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He has been the editor of the Johns Hopkins Health After 50 newsletter for the past 14 years. He is also the author of the following publications: Johns Hopkins Symptoms and Remedies, The Johns Hopkins Medical Handbook, The Johns Hopkins Complete Home Encyclopedia of Drugs, and the new Johns Hopkins Consumer Guide to Medical Tests.

About this edition

• Publisher: UNKNO
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0929661176
• ISBN 13: 9780929661179
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 72