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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457555803321

Autore

Hardin Kimeron N

Titolo

Queer blues [[electronic resource] ] : the lesbian & gay guide to overcoming depression / / Kimeron Hardin, Marny Hall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oakland, Calif., : New Harbinger Publications, c2001

ISBN

1-60882-597-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (237 p.)

Disciplina

306.766

Soggetti

Gays - Psychology

Lesbians - Psychology

Gays - Mental health

Lesbians - Mental health

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.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Introduction; 1. Shades of Blue: What Depression Is and Isn't; 2. Blue Passages: How Society Contributes to Depression for Lesbians and Gays; 3. Blue Genes: Internal Contributions to Depression; 4. Blue Portraits: Queer Stories; 5. Tips for Main Squeezes: How to Cope with a Depressed Partner; 6. Monitoring the Minotaur: Self-Management and Self-Nurturing; 7. Queer Psychotherapy: The Talking Cure; 8. Medications and Other Biological Treatments: Queer Psychiatrists Speak Out; 9. Befriending the Black Dog: Putting It All Together; Resources for Support and Information

ReferencesAbout the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

The authors of The Lavender Couch and The Chronic Pain Control Workbook present a guide dealing with depression geared specifically to gays and lesbians.