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Autore |
Moak Gary S. |
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Beat depression to stay healthier and live longer : a guide for older adults and their families / / Gary S. Moak, MD |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (332 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Depression in old age - Treatment |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; Depression Is a Life and Death Matter; Part I: Depression in Late Life: What It Is and What It Is Not; 1 Old Age Is Not Depressing; 2 What Causes Depression?; 3 Depression in Other Brain Diseases; 4 What's in a Name?; Part II: Depression Is Bad for You: How Depression Can Wreck Your Health and Shorten Your Life; 5 "What You Don't Know Won't Hurt You"; 6 When Heartache Causes Heart "Ache"; 7 Treatment of Depression May Be a Stroke of Luck; 8 Depression and Diabetes; 9 Breathe Easier; 10 Depression and Chronic Kidney Disease; 11 Depression and Cancer |
12 Depression and Arthritis13 Depression and Parkinson's Disease; 14 Depression and Alzheimer's Disease; 15 Depression Can Be a Real Pain: Depression and Pain; 16 Don't Take the Fall for Depression: Depression and Falling; Part III: How to Beat Depression to Stay Healthier and Live Longer; 17 "You Can Lead a Horse to Water . . ."; 18 You're Never Too Old; 19 When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade; 20 Lifestyle Practices, Herbal Treatments, and Nutritional Supplements; 21 There Is No Magic Pill; 22 The Shocking Facts about Shock Treatment; 23 Getting the Treatment You Need; Notes |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Written for patients and family members, this book deals with the toll depression takes on physical health, essentially accelerating the aging process, bringing on or worsening age-related health problems such as |
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stroke, arthritis, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and Alzheimer's. It offers readers practical guidance for prevention and treatment. |
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