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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453622703321

Autore

Durbin Emily

Titolo

Depression 101 / / C. Emily Durbin, PhD

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : Springer Publishing Company, LLC, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

1-78539-865-2

0-8261-7107-9

Edizione

[[Enhanced Credo edition]]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (338 p.)

Collana

The psych 101 series

Disciplina

616.85/27

Soggetti

Depression, Mental

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

What is depression? -- How does depression manifest? -- Who is likely to experience depression? -- How does depression affect functioning? -- Why does depression exist? -- What models help us to understand the causes of depression? -- What is the role of personality in depressive disorders? -- How do stress and the environmental context impact depression? -- What genes and biological systems are implicated in depression? -- How can depressive disorders be treated? -- Conclusions: how can we integrate our knowledge of depressive disorders to -- Improve our understanding and treatment of these conditions?

Sommario/riassunto

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.